NEWS RELEASE
NIAGARA REGIONAL POLICE
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Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) detectives assigned to 1 District (St. Catharines/Thorold) Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB) are continuing their investigation into the circumstances surrounding the stolen motor vehicle and the subsequent fatal collision.
On Friday, March 21, Mathew Morris (38 years) of St. Catharines turned himself in to police. Morris is facing the following criminal charges:
- Robbery
- Fail to stop at the scene of a fatality
Morris is being held in custody and is scheduled to attend a bail hearing on Saturday, March 22, 2025, via video link to the Robert S.K. Welch Courthouse located at 59 Church Street in the City of St. Catharines.
The investigation remains active and on-going as detectives with 1 District CIB continue to work collaboratively with detectives in the Collision Reconstruction Unit. Efforts are focused on gathering additional evidence, and further charges related to the fatality are expected in the near future.
Detectives would like to thank members of the community for their assistance in this matter.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact detectives by calling 905-688-4111, option 3, extension 1009783.
Members of the public who wish to provide information anonymously can contact Crime Stoppers of Niagara online or by calling 1-800-222-8477. Crime Stoppers offers cash rewards to people who contact the program with information which leads to an arrest.
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