(KEMPTVILLE, ON) – On June 1, 2014, at approximately 5:15pm, officers of the Grenville detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a fatal hit and run collision on Townline Road, North Grenville.
Fifty-four (54) year old Roy Chapman was killed after he was struck by a grey pick-up truck while he was riding a bicycle.
The driver, 52 year-old Mark Gagne of North Grenville, was arrested at his home and is presently in custody facing the initial criminal charge of failing to stop at an accident.
The accused appeared in the Ontario Court of Justice, Brockville today and is now also charged with dangerous driving and dangerous driving causing death. The accused remains in custody and is scheduled to reappear in the Ontario Court of Justice, Brockville on June 12, 2014.
Anyone with information on the above occurrence (including before or after the incident) is asked to call Grenville County O.P.P. Communication Centre at 1-888-310-1122, the Kemptville Detachment at 613-258-3441 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-(TIPS) 8477 or submit your tip on-line at www.tipsubmit.com. Crime Stoppers does not want your name, you don’t go to court, and you could earn cash reward.