Police charge driver in connection with body found on roadside in Niagara-on-the-Lake

A driver is facing a charge in relation to the discovery of a body on a Niagara-on-the-Lake roadway in early April.

Niagara police say the 54-year-old has been accused of failing to report an accident under the highway traffic act.

Investigators believe the deceased, 40-year-old Matthew Wilson, was struck by the passenger side of a Ford F150 truck travelling eastbound on Lakeshore Road near McNab Road just after 7 a.m. on April 5.

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