Tip leads to arrest of suspect in fatal pedestrian hit and run near Wetaskiwin: RCMP

Cameron MacCuish · CBC News

· Posted: Jun 12, 2025 4:30 PM EDT | Last Updated: 4 hours ago

Wetaskiwin RCMP has arrested a fishy successful transportation with a fatal deed and tally of a 50-year-old pistillate past month.

In a quality merchandise Thursday, constabulary said a extremity from the nationalist helped place a imaginable fishy progressive successful the crime.

The incidental occurred connected May 1, erstwhile RCMP responded to a study of a fatal pedestrian deed and tally astir 11:30 p.m. connected Highway 13, astir 3 kilometres westbound of Wetaskiwin, Alta.

The deceased was confirmed to beryllium a 50-year-old pistillate from the Montana First Nation, astir 110 kilometres southbound of Edmonton. 

A week aft the incident, RCMP released an representation of a achromatic Chevy Silverado that it said was suspected to person been progressive successful the transgression and asked for nationalist assistance successful locating the vehicle.

Police said the photograph of the motortruck resulted successful a extremity that allowed them to apprehension a fishy connected May 29. 

In the caller release, RCMP said the fishy has been charged with nonaccomplishment to halt aft mishap resulting successful decease and has been released with a tribunal day acceptable for Aug. 5.