By Sheldon Spackman

Returns To Court Sept. 13

Trial ordered for man charged in fatal Red Deer hit and run

Sep 10, 2021 | 8:00 AM

A man charged in a fatal hit and run in north Red Deer three years ago has been ordered to stand trial.

Tosh Verstraeten, 32, was ordered to stand trial on July 23 following a preliminary hearing to determine if his case had enough evidence to go to trial.

He is charged with one count of failing to remain at the scene of a collision in which a person dies.

The crash on the night of Mar. 11, 2018 claimed the life of 38-year-old pedestrian Darren Nickolson who was standing near a parked vehicle on the 5200 block of 76 Street when he was hit by a distinctive red truck that did not stop afterward.

The suspect was eventually arrested in Nov. 2018 in Nipawin, Saskatchewan, where police say he had relocated to.

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Verstraeten’s case returns to court Sept. 13.

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