The man who was behind the wheel in a hit-and-run in Surrey where the victim’s body was found more than a kilometer from where she was hit has pleaded guilty.
Gaganpreet Singh pleaded guilty dangerous driving, failing to stop at the scene of a collision and touching a body in Surrey provincial court on Monday.
Singh declined to comment outside the courthouse, but his attorney Gagan Nahal called the Jan. 27, 2024, collision “a very tragic incident.”
“It was a winter evening that night, it was dark outside and there was someone lying in the road… so they weren’t really visible – unfortunately we don’t know if that person was already previously deceased, but the vehicle struck this person. pedestrian,” Nahal said.
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“We can’t bring a loved one back here, but Mr. Singh did the right thing today and showed his remorse by pleading guilty. He does not deny or minimize his involvement in what happened that night.
Singh did not plead guilty to a fourth charge in the incident of attempting to pervert the course of justice.
At the time of the crash, Surrey RCMP said the victim, Jason Albert Grey, was struck around 1:40 a.m. on the northbound carriageway at University Drive at 104th Avenue.
A witness reported seeing a red Ford Mustang hit the man before driving away.
Nahal said Singh was in Canada from India on a study permit.
He said Singh hoped to stay in the country, but was aware his plea could jeopardize his immigration status in Canada.
A second man, Jagdeep Singh, has also been charged in the case and is due to appear in court later this month.
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