A Cumberland man has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with a fatal hit-and-run involving a cyclist in Courtenay last week. Steven Henry Squires, 45, was charged over the weekend with one count of first-degree murder and one count of failing to stop at the scene of a crash causing death. Squires remains in custody and has his next court appearance Feb. 29 in Courtenay.
A Cumberland man has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with a fatal hit-and-run involving a cyclist in Courtenay last week. Steven Henry Squires, 45, was charged over the weekend with one count of first-degree murder and one count of failing to stop at the scene of a crash causing death. Squires remains in custody and has his next court appearance Feb. 29 in Courtenay .
Comox Valley RCMP were called to a report of an injured cyclist on the Comox Valley Parkway near Minto Road in Courtenay just before 11 p.m. on Feb. 8. The cyclist, identified in court documents as Rodney Kelly, was found by a passerby who called 911. Paramedics and a crew from the Cumberland Fire Department provided treatment but Kelly later died in hospital. A red and white Specialized bicycle was discovered by the side of the road nearby. The Vancouver Island Integrated Major Crime Unit took over the investigation and the vehicle suspected to have been involved was located on Saturday. Police had appealed to motorists who had been in the area for dashcam vide
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