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Xzander Wright Artist sketch of Xzander Wright as he appeared during a court appearance on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (Courtesy: Greg Banning) <\/p>\n
According to an agreed statement of facts presented in an Ottawa courtroom on Thursday morning, Wright was travelling south on Cedarview Road in a Toyota Tundra pickup truck at approximately 8:19 a.m. <\/p>\n
Clark was wearing a reflective safety jacket and holding a handheld stop sign with his right arm when he entered the crosswalk to help a mother and her two children cross the street. <\/p>\n
The court document said Wright stopped at the stop sign and Clark was in the pedestrian crosswalk with his back to the vehicle.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe accused proceeded through the intersection turning left to travel eastbound on Kennevale Drive, striking Mr. Clark from behind, and driving over him,\u201d said the agreed statement of facts. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe accused then drove off east on Kennevale Drive.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to the agreed statement of facts, Wright returned to the scene less than a minute later, \u201cexited his vehicle and went to observe Mr. Clark.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe accused then stayed on scene briefly and then got back into his truck and left the scene,\u201d the document said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe accused left the scene of this fatal collision without providing assistance to Mr. Clark or providing his name or address.\u201d<\/p>\n
The document said \u201cvarious investigative steps\u201d by Ottawa police, including surveillance video of the incident, helped investigators identify the truck and the suspect.<\/p>\n