Media Release for Thursday, April 16, 2026

Calls for Service:
(April 15 at 8:00am – April 16 at 8:00am) 140

Fatal Hit and Run

Officers with the Peterborough Police Service Traffic Unit are investigating after a fatal hit and run early Thursday morning.

At approximately 1:15am on April 16, 2026, officers were called to Monaghan Road just north of Albert Street. Upon arrival, they learned a driver had stopped after noticing something on the road, as they were calling 9-1-1 to report that someone had been hit, another vehicle struck the man. The second vehicle stopped briefly but left before police arrived. The 42-year-old victim was taken to Peterborough Regional Health Centre where he was pronounced deceased.

Peterborough Police officers will be in the area canvassing for video and would like to speak to the drivers of both vehicles that were involved. The second vehicle to have struck the man was described to police as a lifted pick-up truck with blue underglow LED lighting.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Peterborough Police Service Traffic Unit at 705-876-1122 x289 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online at www.stopcrimehere.ca

Sandra Dueck
Manager, Strategic Communication Services
Peterborough Police Service
876@peterboroughpolice.ca
705-876-1122 x217

How to report a crime:
There are several ways to report a crime to the Peterborough Police Service.

• Emergency call 9-1-1
• Non-emergency call 705-876-1122 x225
• Online through the official Online Reporting Portal at  www.peterboroughpolice.com/online-reporting where you can also upload photos and/or video.

Or you can report anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or www.stopcrimehere.ca

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