A 17-year-old Hobbema pedestrian has been identified as the person killed in a hit-and-run crash on Oct. 23.
Ponoka RCMP said James Marcel Piche died about 7:53 p.m. when he was struck by a vehicle on Hwy 2A about a kilometre north of Menaik Road.
The female driver of the vehicle drove away but then notified police a short time later, police said.
Alcohol isn’t believe to be a factor in the incident which is still under investigation.
Weather is believed to be a factor because it was raining heavily, police said.