Ontario Provincial Police have arrested a suspect in connection with a fatal collision involving a cyclist in Malahide Township last fall.
Cyclist Michael Smith, 59, from London, was struck by a stolen vehicle on Wilson Line east of Belmont Road at around 4:50 p.m. Oct. 30, 2021. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police have charged Kiya Dietrich, 21, from Stratford.
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Dietrich has been charged with failing to stop at an accident causing death, theft under $5,000 and possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000.
The accused is scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice located in St Thomas court at a later date.
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