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Fatal hit-and-run on Lisgar Avenue

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A passenger, ejected from a moving vehicle on Lisgar Avenue in Tillsonburg Tuesday night, was struck by that same vehicle and killed.

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Oxford detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a collision on Lisgar Avenue at approximately 7:50 p.m. Members of Oxford OPP, Tillsonburg Fire and Rescue Services and Oxford County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) attended.

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Wyatt Chambers, 26, of Tillsonburg was pronounced deceased at the scene.

The driver of the vehicle had left the scene, but returned and was taken into custody.

A 24-year-old from Langton has been charged with the following offences: Dangerous Operation Causing Death; Impaired Operation Causing Death; and Impaired Operation – Blood Alcohol Concentration (80 plus).

The accused remained in custody awaiting a bail hearing.

Lisgar Avenue, part of which had been closed earlier in the day due to an apartment fire, was closed until approximately 1:30 a.m. while members of the West Region Technical Collision Investigation unit assisted.

Anyone with information that could assist with this ongoing investigation is asked to contact the Oxford OPP at 1-888-310-1122.

Should you wish to remain anonymous, you can submit an online tip to www.oxfordcrimestoppers.com or call 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).

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