*Updated*

The Steinbach Detachment has located and towed the vehicle involved in the Hit and Run that damaged the traffic lights at Highway 12 and Loewen Boulevard. RCMP say the vehicle was extensively damaged and is believed to be a write off. The registered owner and driver of the vehicle faces Highway Traffic Act charges and civil repercussions.

*Original 6:14 a.m.*

In what appears to be becoming a regular occurrence, a traffic light standard at the coner of Highway #12 and Loewen Boulevard in Steinbach was knocked down overnight. We're advised the incident happened around midnight and that the offending vehicle and driver fled the scene before police and emergency responders arrived on scene.