A person has been charged in reference to a deadly hit and run on Freeway 401 in Mississauga final 12 months, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) say.
In a information launch issued Monday, OPP mentioned the collision occurred in Freeway 401’s westbound collector lanes close to Mavis Highway on April 22, 2023, round 2:30 a.m.
Police beforehand mentioned witnesses noticed a white Audi S5 automobile driving with “excessive excessive charges of pace” slam into the person’s automobile. The collision triggered the person’s car to rotate and get pushed into the guard rail, they added.
A 29-year-old man was taken to hospital the place he later died, they mentioned final 12 months.
Police initially reported that the sufferer was from Cambridge however mentioned Monday that he’s from Mississauga. The motive force of the car fled the scene on foot, police mentioned.
On Monday, police mentioned a 34-year-old Brampton man was arrested on Aug. 14 in relation to the collision. He’s charged with harmful operation of a car inflicting loss of life, failing to cease at an accident leading to loss of life, 4 counts of failing to adjust to a launch order and failing to adjust to an enterprise.
The accused appeared in Brampton courtroom on Aug. 15 and was remanded into custody, OPP mentioned.
“The household of the deceased has been knowledgeable of the arrest and continues to obtain assist from sufferer specialists,” the discharge mentioned.
