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.
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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