OttawaCornwall police say they responded to a call around 3 a.m. on McConnell Avenue where they found the victim after he was hit by a vehicle. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver fled the area in his vehicle.Police charged a 23-year-old man with impaired driving causing deathCBC News · Posted: Apr 03, 2025 5:52 PM EDT | Last Updated: 4 hours agoCornwall police said the driver of a vehicle that hit and killed a pedestrian early Thursday morning was drunk and fled the scene. (Trevor Pritchard/CBC)A 22-year-old man in Cornwall is dead following a hit-and-run early Thursday morning with an alleged drunk driver.In a press release, Cornwall police said they responded to a call around 3 a.m. in the area of McConnell Avenue between Fourth and Sixth streets.There, they found a man who’d been hit by a vehicle. He was pronounced dead at the scene.The driver had driven away, police said.A couple of hours later, police located and arrested the alleged driver, a 23-year-old man, and charged him with impaired driving, driving causing death, and failure to stop at the scene.The driver was held for a bail hearing, according to CPS.
Cornwall man, 22, dies after hit-and-run
