THUNDER BAY — A Thunder Bay man has pleaded guilty in a fatal hit-and-run collision case.
Mario Ricci, 59, pleaded guilty on Feb. 21 to failure to stop after an accident resulting in death.
On Jan. 25, 2024, Thunder Bay police officers responded to an incident on Simpson Street near Pruden Street just before midnight.
A 25-year-old male pedestrian had been struck by a vehicle, which police described as a newer model silver or grey pick-up truck, had fled the scene before police arrived.
The man was taken to the hospital, where he later died from his injuries.
A suspect was later identified, located and arrested. Ricci was then charged with failure to stop at an accident resulting in death.
Ricci will return to court for sentencing on May 8.
