Leeann Joe, 17, was killed April 18 while walking along the Trans Canada Highway in the Duncan area.
A suspect has been arrested in connection with a fatal hit-and-run that killed a teenage girl who was walking along the highway just north of Duncan in April.
North Cowichan/Duncan RCMP acting officer-in-charge Staff Sgt. Ken Beard confirmed that an arrest had been made, as part of a police quarterly update to North Cowichan council. “We’re putting a disclosure together and additional charges are forthcoming to the suspect,” he said.Leeann Joe, 17, was killed walking along the Trans-Canada Highway between Sherman and Green roads about 9:50 p.m. on April 18.Later that month, police recovered a vehicle believed to be connected to the hit and run after saying they were looking for a grey 2011-13 model Hyundai Elantra with damage on the front driver’s side.
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