A second man has pleaded guilty in connection with a Surrey hit-and-run where the victim’s body was discovered more than a kilometre away from where he was struck.
Jagdeep Singh, 22, entered guilty pleas to dangerous driving, failing to stop at the scene of a collision and interfering with a dead body at Surrey Provincial Court on Friday.
His co-accused in the Jan. 27, 2024 collision, 21-year-old Gaganpreet Singh, pleaded guilty to the same three charges on Jan. 6.
The two men did not plead guilty to a fourth charge of attempting to pervert justice.
Surrey RCMP said the victim, known as J.G., was struck around 1:40 a.m. in the roadway north on University Drive at 104 Avenue.
A witness reported seeing a red Ford Mustang strike the pedestrian before driving away.
The victim’s body was found approximately 1.6 kilometres away at 109 Avenue and 132 Street.
Gaganpreet Singh’s lawyer has said his client was in Canada from India on a study permit and was aware his guilty pleas could impact his immigration status in Canada.
A two-day sentencing hearing for both men is scheduled to begin May 22.