An Ontario Provincial Police cruiser. (Photo from the OPP's Twitter page)An Ontario Provincial Police cruiser. (Photo from the OPP's Twitter page)
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Suspect charged in fatal Walpole Island collision

Charges have been laid in a collision at Walpole Island First Nation that claimed the life of a pedestrian over four months ago.

At around 10 p.m. on January 20, Lambton OPP, members of the Walpole Island First Nation Police and EMS responded to a collision involving a pedestrian on Tecumseh Road.

A 29-year-old Walpole Island resident was taken to hospital where they were pronounced dead.

OPP said that on May 12, a 34-year-old from Wallaceburg was charged under the Criminal Code with failing to stop at accident resulting in death.

They were released from police custody and are scheduled to appear in court on June 11.

Anyone with information regarding the collision is asked to contact Lambton OPP at 1--888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers at 1-200-222-TIPS (8477).

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