An arrest warrant is now issued for the suspect in the Bass River hit and run on January 1st by Richibucto RCMP.
32 year old Ronald Fairweather now faces a charge of failing to stop at the scene of an accident causing death.
Around 4 AM on the night of January 1st a pickup smashed into another vehicle on Route 116 near Bass River that left a 19 year old dead.
The driver of the pickup truck left the scene of the crime – and an investigation has been underway ever since.
RCMP are asking the public for help in finding Fairweather and say he may be driving a four door, grey, 2003 Mazda Protege 5, hatch back vehicle with a broken rear window that is covered with black plastic.
If you have any information please contact the Ribichucto RCMP at 506-523-4611 or your local police. Information can also be reported anonymously through Crime Stoppers at www.crimenb.ca or 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
