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Police identify woman killed on Highway 26 this week

The woman was a Clearview Township resident
2020-09-16 SIU Bayfield RB
The Special Investigations Unit collects evidence at the scene of a fatality on Bayfield Street/Highway 26, Wednesday morning. Raymond Bowe/BarrieToday

NEWS RELEASE
HURONIA WEST OPP
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Members of the Huronia West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), under the direction of the Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB), are investigating a fatal fail-to-remain collision involving a pedestrian on Bayfield Street North, just north of Barrie in Springwater Township.

On September 15, 2020, at approximately 10:48 p.m., officers 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 deceased party has since been identified as Venessa Murphy, 29, of Clearview Township.

The driver and the vehicle that failed to remain at the scene has since been identified and the police are continuing their investigation. More information to follow when it becomes available.

Anyone who may have information or witnessed the incident or observed the female walking north on Bayfield Street is asked to call OPP at 1-888-310-1122.

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