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B.C. man charged in hit and run that killed 17-year-old

A man from the Cowichan Valley, B.C., has been charged in a hit and run that killed a 17-year-old woman on the Trans Canada Highway in April. 

Ryan Mesa, 28, charged with failing to stop at the scene of an accident causing death

Abby Luciano · CBC News ·
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A man from the Cowichan Valley, B.C. has been charged in a hit and run that killed a 17-year-old on the Trans Canada Highway in April. (CBC)

A man from the Cowichan Valley, B.C., has been charged in a hit and run that killed a 17-year-old on the Trans Canada Highway in April. 

North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP said in a statement Tuesday that 28-year-old Ryan Mesa has been charged with failing to stop at the scene of an accident causing death. 

Police were called to the Trans Canada Highway between Green Road and Beverly Avenue just before 10 p.m. PT on April 18, where emergency crews found the youth dead at the scene. 

The B.C. Coroners Service attended and confirmed her death. Police said the vehicle that hit her was not at the scene, and the highway was closed for several hours while they investigated the circumstances.

Mesa's first court appearance is set for Oct. 15. 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Abby Luciano

Associate Producer

Abby Luciano is an associate producer with CBC British Columbia. She previously worked as a reporter and later editor-in-chief of Kwantlen Polytechnic University's student newspaper The Runner.

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