UPDATE: Barrie Woman Succumbs To Injuries Following Magnetawan-Area Hit and Run

June 20

The OPP say that 70-year-old June Bell of Barrie has succumbed to her injuries in hospital. The suspect arrested following Sunday’s collision now faces an additional charge of Dangerous Driving Causing Death

June 18

A Barrie man has been arrested after a hit and run near Magnetawan. The OPP say a 70-year-old cyclist, also from Barrie, was struck by a vehicle on Highway 124 around 9:00 Sunday morning. The cyclist was taken to local hospital with life threatening injuries, while police say the driver of the vehicle fled the scene. Around 9:00 Sunday night, investigators located the suspect vehicle in Parry Sound, and arrested a 54-year-old man who now faces appropriate charges.