Peel police say a suspect accused in a fatal Mississauga hit-and-run over the weekend has been arrested.
The arrest on Tuesday comes a day after police informed the public that a suspect had time to stop their car and conceal their licence plate as they fled the scene, but did not try to help the victim.
On Friday night, police said a pedestrian crossing the road in the area of Eglinton Avenue West and Fallingbrook Drive was struck and killed by someone driving a Mini Cooper.
Police said the suspect fled the scene and was later seen on CCTV “moments after the crash,” stopping the vehicle to remove the rear licence plate and put it in their trunk.
“That’s unbelievable, the fact the suspect stopped shortly after to remove the licence plate but did not render any assistance,” Peel Regional Police Const. Mandeep Khatra said on Tuesday. “That’s just very sad and unfortunate.”
Investigators say they’ve obtained more CCTV footage which shows the suspect vehicle is a 2014-2018 Mini Cooper S four-door, silver or grey with a black roof and unique rims.
Deputy Chief Marc Andrews said that investigators located the involved vehicle and arrested a 46-year-old Mississauga man on Tuesday and charged him with failure to stop at the scene of an accident resulting in death.
The accused is set make his first court appearance at the Ontario Court of Justice on Dec. 22.
Andrews also thanked the public for their assistance in providing video fotoage and information to investigators, which he said helped identify the suspect.
—with files from Global News’ Sean Previl