34-year-old male dead after hit-and-run collision in Northside, Sask.

RCMP are investigating a hit-and-run collision that claimed the life of a pedestrian in Northside, Sask.

On Tuesday, April 4, at around 8:30 p.m., Prince Albert RCMP responded to a report of a vehicle collision involving a pedestrian outside a business on Highway 2 in Northside, about 25 minutes north of Prince Albert.

When officers arrived at the scene, they located a man who had succumbed to injuries after being struck by a vehicle.

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The victim has been identified as a 34-year-old from Paddockwood, Sask. His family has been notified, but his name has not been yet released.

RCMP determined the driver of the vehicle that hit the man fled.

Later that night around 11 p.m., Prince Albert RCMP found the vehicle in the community of Little Red River. The driver was later found and taken into custody.

64-year-old Reginald Durocher of Christopher Lake, Sask. has been charged with one count of first-degree murder, after making his first appearance in court on April 6.

The investigation is ongoing.

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