Suspect in deadly Hope crash taken into custody on another matter

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HOPE (NEWS 1130) – A suspect wanted in a deadly crash near the Hope Slide earlier this month has been arrested on an unrelated matter. RCMP are not commenting on the circumstances at this point.

His arrest comes after a collision on September 11th between an Equinox SUV and highways maintenance truck about 10 kilometres east of Hope. The crash sent debris all over the route.

In that crash a woman in her 30s died of her injuries surrounded by witnesses who watched it all happen. At the time, RCMP confirmed she was a passenger in the SUV and the man who was apparently behind the wheel was the one who they were looking for. The driver took off in the vehicle of a Good Samaritan that stopped to help.

Soon after the crash, it surfaced that the man and woman were being sought after in connection to a break and enter that happened in Nelson several hours prior to the collision. The vehicle used in that crime was apparently stolen.

Anyone with information about this case is asked to call the Fraser Valley Traffic Service RCMP at 604.702.4039, Hope RCMP at 604.869.7750 or Crime Stoppers at 1.800.222.8477 (TIPS).

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