Steven Knowles remains in custody after charges in connection to a fatal crash in Ladysmith were laid against him this month. (CHEK News)

By Ian Holmes

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NANAIMO — A trio of charges were recently applied against a man accused of hit and run resulting in the death of a Ladysmith woman.

Steven Roderick Knowles, 39, is charged with dangerous driving causing death, failure to remain at the scene of an accident resulting in death and motor vehicle theft.

Knowles was allegedly driving a pickup truck on the morning of Aug. 29 2020 which police say crossed the centre median on the Trans Canada Hwy near Oyster Sto-Lo Rd. and hit a northbound SUV.

The charges were approved by the BC Prosecution Service earlier this month, while Knowles remains in custody at the Vancouver Island Regional Correctional Centre in Saanich.

Knowles’ next scheduled court appearance is on Oct. 25 in provincial court in Duncan.

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Following the crash, the RCMP confirmed it had made contact with the driver of the pickup prior to him allegedly stealing a getaway vehicle from the scene.

A suspect was arrested several days later.

Katie Blogg, 35, was pronounced dead on the scene of a crash in Ladysmith on Aug. 29 2020. More than two years later a man was charged in connection to her death. (GoFundMe)

The crash resulted in the death of 35-year-old Katie Blogg, a married mother of two children.

An online fundraiser via GoFundMe topped $150,000 to support the Blogg family during the aftermath of her death.

Knowles has a long criminal record, which includes numerous driving infractions.

Court records showed in West Vancouver Knowles was pulled over about two months after the fatal hit and run and later convicted of dangerous driving.

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