Man accused of fatal hit-and-run in Cedar on trial
NANAIMO — A BC Supreme Court trial in Nanaimo heard a man accused in a fatal hit-and-run in Cedar smelled heavily of alcohol and ran away from the scene.
Heidi Barbara Plato, 51, died after the truck she was driving collided with another pickup on Cedar Rd. near Yellow Point Rd. on Nov. 10, 2015.
Dustin Dennis Zinter, 41, pleaded not guilty to dangerous driving causing death, refusing to provide a breath sample and leaving the scene of an accident.
On Thursday, three members of the North Cedar Volunteer Fire Department and a BC Ambulance Service paramedic testified on behalf of the Crown.