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Person questioned in fatal hit-and-run of motorcycle driver released

Staff and friends at the Marion Hotel remember Matt Cave as a 'St. Boniface staple'.
Staff and friends at the Marion Hotel remember Matt Cave as a 'St. Boniface staple'. Facebook / Marion Hotel

Winnipeg police took one person into custody this morning in connection with the fatal hit-and-run that killed a motorcycle driver over the weekend.

They were later released without charges.

READ: Friends of motorcycle driver killed in crash mourning loss of ‘St. Boniface staple’

On Saturday Matt Cave was driving his motorcycle down Portage Avenue when it collided with a van at Home Street.

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The driver and occupant of that van fled the scene.  The van was not stolen.

Tuesday morning police confirmed they had brought in one person for questioning.

Cave, 40, was a father of two.

Friends and colleagues told Global News Monday he was a proud dad who spoke often of his children while at work at the Marion Hotel.

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At 7 p.m. Tuesday people will gather at the Marion and make their way to the scene of the crash, where a vigil will then be held.

Organizers said all are welcome.

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