Sask. man charged with murdering son's accused killer in hit-and-run
A northern Saskatchewan man is charged with first-degree murder in the death of his son's accused killer.
Ryan David Clark was hit by a pickup truck outside of Mr. T's Liquor Store in Northside, Sask., a hamlet about 165 kilometres northeast of Saskatoon, around 8:30 p.m. CST Tuesday, according to an RCMP news release. The collision was captured by surveillance cameras.
Mounties and paramedics responded and found Clark, 34, injured. He was later declared dead at the scene.
The investigation initially found someone struck him with a vehicle, then fled the scene, police say.
Officers from Prince Albert RCMP started patrolling and eventually found the suspect vehicle around 11 p.m. CST in Little Red River. They arrested the driver, 64-year-old Reginald Durocher, police say.
The Saskatchewan RCMP major crimes unit took over the investigation, resulting in a first-degree murder charge for Durocher, who's from Christopher Lake, Sask., just north of Northside.
In 2016, Durocher's son, Christopher Durocher, was beaten to death in an RV in Christopher Lake. Clark was accused of killing him.
Clark was initially convicted of second-degree murder. The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal upheld the conviction, but the decision was not unanimous.
Last November, the Supreme Court of Canada overturned the conviction and ordered for a new trial. Clark was waiting for a new trial date.
Durocher appeared Thursday in provincial court in Prince Albert, Sask.
RCMP continue to investigate.
Anyone with information is asked to call their local police service, or submit information anonymously to Crime Stoppers online or by calling 1-800-222-8477.
