Police Say Suspect In Custody After Surrey Motorcyclist Killed In Hit And Run

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 13 May, 2019 02:10 AM

SURREY, B.C. — RCMP say a suspect is in custody following an alleged hit and run that killed a motorcyclist in Surrey, B.C.

Mounties say a 53-year-old Surrey man died Friday night after the motorcycle he was driving was hit by a pickup truck on King George Boulevard near 73rd Avenue.

Police say the collision happened around 9:30 p.m. and the driver of the pickup — described as an older model white truck — fled the scene.

The suspected driver walked into the Surrey detachment and turned himself in at 9 a.m. Saturday.

Investigators are asking anyone who witnessed the collision, or has dash-cam video of the incident, to contact them.

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