NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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SPRINGWATER TOWNSHIP - Members of the Huronia West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), under the direction of the Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB), concluded an investigation involving a fatal fail-to-remain collision involving a pedestrian on Bayfield Street North just north of Barrie in Springwater Township.
On Sept. 15, 2020 at approximately 10:48 p.m., members of the Huronia West Detachment of the OPP responded to reports of a female with a dog walking on Bayfield Street North. She was wearing orange or red coloured clothing waving at vehicles. Prior to police arrival, an on-duty OPP officer and an off-duty Barrie Police Service officer came across the scene to find the female lying on the roadway and attempted to provide first aid.
Initial investigation revealed the female pedestrian had been struck by a vehicle that failed to remain. The female was transported to local hospital by County of Simcoe Paramedic Services where she was pronounced deceased. The driver and the vehicle have since been identified.
On Oct. 6, 2020, Kraig Robertson, 22 years of age of Barrie, was charged:
• Failure to stop after accident resulting in death contrary to S. 320.16(3) C.C.
The accused will appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Barrie, Ont. for a bail hearing on Oct. 6, 2020.
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