SMITHS FALLS, ONT. – Ontario Provincial Police are offering a $50,000 reward for the arrest and conviction in the case of an alleged fatal hit-and-run crash last year.
SMITHS FALLS, ONT. – Ontario Provincial Police are offering a $50,000 reward for the arrest and conviction in the case of an alleged fatal hit-and-run crash last year.
According to police, 34-year-old Steven Tate was found dead off Highway 15 north of Smiths Falls, Ontario on November 8, 2023, five days after he was reported missing.
Investigators believe that a dark-colored compact car or sedan, probably a Mazda, struck Tate on the night of November 3, 2023 and then fled the scene.
According to police, his body was found next to the highway.
The OPP also put up a poster near where Tate was found.
Police believe the car was damaged on the passenger side and are asking anyone who saw this to come forward.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published August 29, 2024.
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