Peel Regional Police (PRP) have charged a suspect in a fail-to-remain crash that claimed the life of a pedestrian in Mississauga last week.<\/p>\n
Emergency crews were called to Hurontario Street and Derry Road West at around 3:45 a.m. after a vehicle collision involving a pedestrian.<\/p>\n
Investigators say a 47-year-old Brampton man was found with critical injuries and was later pronounced dead at the scene.<\/p>\n
\u201cA dark-coloured SUV travelling westbound on Derry Road struck a male pedestrian within the intersection and fled the scene,\u201d a police release outlined. \u201cThe pedestrian was then struck and dragged a short distance by a second vehicle. The driver of the second vehicle remained at the scene.\u201d<\/p>\n
On Friday, April 17, officers arrested 61\u2011year\u2011old, Sergio Dacosta, of Toronto. He\u2019s charged with failing to stop at the scene of a collision resulting in death.<\/p>\n
Investigators have located and seized the vehicle believed to have been involved in the collision.<\/p>\n
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