A 44-year-old from Hamilton, Ont., man has been charged in a fatal mid-April hit and run on the Mountain in which a passenger was thrown from a motorbike.
Police said the driver is expected in a Hamilton court on May 23 to face a charge of failing to remain at an accident that caused bodily harm.
The crash, involving three vehicles, happened around 9:30 p.m. on Upper James Street near Twenty Road April 13 with an SUV and a motorcycle colliding.
A passenger on the bike succumbed to injuries in hospital.
The motorcycle driver suffered serious injuries.
The SUV driver, who didn’t suffer serious injury, also ended up in hospital and was later released.
Collision reconstruction detectives said the investigation is still ongoing.
Anyone with information can reach out to Hamilton police or Crime Stoppers.