Calgary police make arrest in fatal hit and run from 10 months ago

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· Posted: Mar 13, 2025 3:42 PM EDT | Last Updated: 8 minutes ago

Calgary constabulary person arrested a 24-year-old antheral successful narration to a fatal deed and tally that happened astir 10 months agone successful the city's southeast.

A antheral successful his 70s was crossing Memorial Drive successful a marked crosswalk astatine 47th Street S.E. astatine astir 12:20 a.m. connected May 18, 2024, erstwhile helium was struck by the operator of an eastbound BMW X5.

Police accidental the operator fled, continuing eastbound, and abandoned the vehicle, which investigators located a abbreviated portion later.

The unfortunate died astatine the scene.

After a "lengthy investigation," constabulary said Thursday they person identified the operator of the BMW and helium was arrested connected Tuesday.

Muhammad Rayyan Arshad, a 24-year-old Calgary resident, has been charged with 1 number each of hit-and-run and hit-and-run causing death.

He was scheduled to look successful tribunal connected Thursday.

Police are inactive looking to place the operator of a achromatic sedan they accidental was travelling beside the BMW astatine the clip of the collision, due to the fact that they judge that operator whitethorn person "important accusation relating to the investigation."

Anyone with accusation astir the incidental is asked to telephone constabulary astatine 403-266-1234 oregon taxable a extremity anonymously done Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 oregon online.