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Man arrested in fatal Abbotsford hit-and-run

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Police have arrested a suspect in a hit and run that killed a man in his 50s in Abbotsford. Jennifer Palma reports – Oct 17, 2019

Abbotsford police say they have arrested a man in a fatal hit-and-run on Highway 11 Thursday morning.

Police said the victim, a man in his 50s, was walking on the shoulder of the highway between Harris and Clayburn roads shortly after 6 a.m.. when he was struck.

Police said they arrested the suspected driver of the vehicle at his home.

The vehicle has been seized.

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The highway was closed southbound for several hours while collision analysts and the major crimes unit investigated the crash.

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Hit and run driver strikes elderly couple in Abbotsford

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