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Arrest made in June’s fatal Espanola hit and run

Incident claimed the life of an 18-year-old pedestrian
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The Manitoulin OPP have made an arrest in the case of a hit-and-run that claimed the life of an 18-year-old pedestrian on June 12.

At 12:49 a.m. that day, Manitoulin OPP said officers were dispatched to the report of a person walking on the roadway of Highway 6, but by the time officers arrived in the area north of the Spanish River bridge, just outside Espanola, they found the body of a person lying in the southbound lane of the highway.

The body was later identified as 18-year-old Sky Sagassige from Sable-Spanish River Township. 

OPP said their investigation led them to Hamilton, Ont. On Oct. 26, officers travelled to Hamilton and arrested a 35-year-old man. He was charged with failing to stop at an accident that resulted in death.

The man was released from custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court Justice in Espanola on Dec. 6.