John Simpson-Bard, no relation to sufferer Susan Bard, is accused of a success and run that killed a bike owner in early September
A Guelph man charged within the hit-and-run dying of a bike owner a month in the past, and later charged with impaired driving in a separate incident, has been recognized.
John Simpson-Bard, who’s at present in custody, appeared in bail courtroom on the Ontario Court docket of Justice in Guelph Thursday in relation to the fees.
The 35-year-old man just isn’t associated to the hit-and-run sufferer, Susan Bard.
She was struck by a Ford sedan in entrance of St. James highschool on Victoria Highway on the afternoon of Sept. 5 whereas driving her bike. Susan died the subsequent day.
Police situated the car two-and-a-half hours later and arrested Simpson-Bard.
He was charged with failing to stay on the scene of a collision inflicting bodily hurt. The cost was upgraded to failing to stay on the scene of a collision inflicting dying.
On Sept. 28, simply over three weeks later, officers have been referred to as to a crash on Bagot Road.
A witness reported a car flipped onto its roof, and that the motive force bought out and walked away.
Officers have been approached by a lady who mentioned she was driving, although officers have been advised by a number of witnesses it was a male driver.
Police say the lady continued to hinder the investigation by offering false info, even after the suspected “true driver” was situated.
That driver, who police say was Simpson-Bard, was out on an endeavor with the situation he not be within the driver’s seat of any car.
A drug recognition knowledgeable decided his skill to function a car was impaired.
Simpson-Bard was charged with impaired driving, harmful driving, failing to cease on the scene of a collision and breaching an endeavor.
The lady, 29, was charged with obstructing police.
Simpson-Bard has a bail listening to scheduled for subsequent Wednesday for every of the charges.
