OPP cruiser. (Photo courtesy of @OPP_WR via Twitter)OPP cruiser. (Photo courtesy of @OPP_WR via Twitter)
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UPDATE: Victim identified in Meaford hit and run

The Grey Bruce OPP have released the identity of the pedestrian killed in a hit and run in Meaford on Saturday morning.

Ken Irvine, a 44-year-old from Kitchener, was reportedly struck by a vehicle along Story Book Park Road on March 25, around 1 a.m. He was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced deceased.

Officers say the involved vehicle left the scene and anyone with video of the area between midnight and 2 a.m. is asked to contact the Grey Bruce OPP.

Story Book Park Road from Highway 6 & 10 to Concession 10 had been closed for the investigation but has since re-opened to traffic.

The investigation continues under the direction of the OPP's Criminal Investigation Branch.

Anyone with information is asked to call Grey Bruce OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or submit a secure web-tip at www.cstip.ca.

- with files from Colin Gowdy

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