A 46-year-old Mississauga man is in custody in connection with the fatal hit-and-run last week in Peel Region.

Police say 56-year-old Santosh Kumar Patra was struck and killed at the intersection of Eglinton Avenue West and Fallingbrook Drive just after 9 p.m. on November 14.

The driver of a 2014 to 2018 silver or grey Mini Cooper allegedly fled the scene and was last seen travelling westbound on Eglinton Avenue, according to Peel police.

Investigators later found surveillance footage of the area moments after the crash that shows the driver removing his rear licence plate and putting it in the trunk before fleeing once again.

On Tuesday, police arrested Romany Elhariry and charged him with failure to stop at the scene of an accident resulting in death. He is scheduled to appear in cou

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