The RCMP has made an arrest in the case of the fatal hit-and-run that killed 17-year-old Leanne Joe on April 18 in North Cowichan.
Staff Sergeant Ken Beard, head of the North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP detachment, told North Cowichan’s council at its meeting on Aug. 21 that the police are now putting together disclosure in the case before more details can be released.
“Additional charges are coming,” Beard said.
Joe was struck and killed along the Trans-Canada Highway near Green Road just north of Duncan and the RCMP immediately began searching for the driver and the vehicle involved
The police announced in late April that the vehicle had been located and had undergone examination by the RCMP’s Forensic Identification Section, but didn’t indicate at the time where or when the vehicle was found, or if any suspects had been located and/or arrested.
