Driver turns himself in after fatal hit and run near Lethbridge
CBC News | Posted: September 4, 2018 5:44 PM | Last Updated: September 4, 2018
31-year-old hasn't been charged yet in Sunday's collision
A driver has turned himself in after a truck hit and killed a man on a highway near Lethbridge.
RCMP say the 31-year-old identified himself to the Coaldale detachment on Monday evening after the owner of the truck he was driving saw a media release and "came forward with the driver."
According to police, the incident occurred on Sunday when a man who was walking along Highway 5 near Township Road 82 and was hit by a truck around 4:50 a.m.
The driver did not remain at the scene.
The pedestrian, a 26-year-old man from the Blood Tribe reserve who was walking with a woman at the time, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The woman was not injured but was "clearly in shock and upset," according to a news release.
RCMP are not releasing the name of the driver because no charges have been laid. The investigation is ongoing.
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