A 60-year-old cyclist suffered life-threatening injuries in a hit-and-run on Highway 35 south of Rosedale in Kawartha Lakes late Saturday morning (September 28).
At around 11 a.m., City of Kawartha Lakes Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and emergency medical services responded to a report of a serious collision between a bicycle and a commercial vehicle on Highway 35 at Wrenhaven Road.
A passer-by found the injured cyclist, a 60-year-old man, and contacted the police. The victim was transported by air ambulance to hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Highway 35 and Wrenhaven Road was closed for several hours while police conducted an investigation.
The commercial vehicle that struck the bicycle failed to remain at the scene of the collision. With the assistance of the Ontario Ministry of Transportation, the OPP posted photos of the suspect vehicle on social media.
As a result of an investigation, police located the driver of the vehicle and arrested 35-year-old Christopher Craig of Fenelon Falls, who has been charged with failing to stop after an accident resulting in bodily harm and failing to leave one metre while passing a bicycle.
The accused man was released from custody and will appear in court at a later date.
Anyone who may have witnessed or has video/dash camera footage of the collision and who has not spoken with police is asked to contact the City of Kawartha Lakes OPP at 1-888-310-1122.
This is the second hit-and-run incident in Kawartha Lakes in the past week.
On September 25, 19-year-old Alana Lowey was killed and her 19-year-old boyfriend Aiden Vella was seriously injured when they were walking alongside County Road 36 just north of Bobcaygeon and a vehicle struck them and fled the scene. Police later arrested and charged 86-year-old Carl Lee of Bobcaygeon.
