This is a tragic story. What caught my eye, though, is that the family went back to the scene and collected parts from autos that "Had run over her". HUH! I should think that the police would have collected this stuff as evidence to use in catching the people who ran over her.
Agreed, very strange. My father was a policeman back in the "old days" and it was common practice to take paint samples off of cars to help identify the other impacting vehicle, even if there wasn't a fatality involved.
I'm astonished that the whole section of roadway wasn't closed down immediately and the entire area gone over with a fine-tooth comb in an effort to find evidence.
I'm an EMS worker here in the USA, and I'm accustomed to parking my rig far enough away to avoid any chance of disturbing a potential crime scene investigation, even if no fatality is involved.
It's quite baffling to me as to why the RCMP avoided doing what I consider to be an extremely basic and time-proven bit of police work.
"I should think that the police would have collected this stuff as evidence to use in catching the people who ran over her."
Yes, that's what I was thinking. It does no good to bury the evidence. If they did this with the poor cousin that died it's no wonder no one was ever caught for it. No lo comprendo.