Charges have been laid in relation to a latest deadly fail to stay investigation in St. Thomas.
Round 1:20 a.m. Saturday, police responded to the crash at Sundown Highway at Fingal Line the place 34-year-old Carissa George of St. Thomas resident was taken to hospital by paramedics. She later succumbed to her accidents.
John Charles Michael McLellan, 35 from Thamesville, has been charged with fail to cease on the scene of an accident inflicting demise and two counts of operation whereas prohibited.
“Since the moment that our police service was contacted, our investigative teams have been working tirelessly and have not put this matter down in five days. Because of those efforts, our Criminal Investigations Unit, with the assistance of the Chatham-Kent Police Service, McLellan was arrested and returned to St. Thomas,” mentioned Chief of Police Marc Roskamp.
The accused appeared in court docket Thursday and has been remanded into custody.
St. Thomas police are investigating a deadly hit and run that occurred on June 22, 2024. (Brent Lale/ Ontario Chronicle London)