Man turns himself in to RCMP after fatal hit-and-run on Vancouver Island

A man has turned himself in to RCMP after a deadly hit-and-run near Parksville, B.C., on Saturday.

RCMP said the man went to police on Sunday after seeing his truck in news coverage of the crash.Mounties had released a photo of the pickup as a vehicle of interest after a 22-year-old was found deadonHighway 19, near Parksville.

Her body was found on a median near Exit 51. Officers said the woman was the victim of a hit-and-run.

RCMP have notidentified the manwho turned himself in as he has not been charged, but said he is from Woss, B.C.

Anyonewho witnessed the collision on Oct. 10 is asked to contact Central Vancouver Island Traffic Services at 250-954-2952.