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Male cyclist killed in King collision identified by York Regional Police

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Ontario’s police watchdog probing role York officers played in fatal crash involving cyclist
WATCH ABOVE: As Catherine McDonald reports, the Special Investigations Unit says York Regional Police were following a speeding car on Keele Street in King Township when the driver lost control and struck the cyclist – Jul 24, 2020

KING TOWNSHIP — York Regional Police say they believe they have identified a cyclist killed in a collision in the township of King this week.

Police say the cyclist is likely a 54-year-old man from Richmond Hill, but a post-mortem examination will confirm his identity.

The cyclist was found on Friday just after 7 a.m. when an officer was conducting speed enforcement on Keele Street in the area of Cavell Avenue.

The officer came across a vehicle that had rolled over and found a deceased man and a bicycle believed to belong to him nearby.

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Around 9 a.m. that day, officers located a man believed to be the driver of the vehicle who was walking in the area of 15th Sideroad.

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Drake David Tye Paul, a 20-year-old from Toronto, was arrested and charged with failure to stop causing death and dangerous driving causing death.

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