St Catharines Male Injured in Pedestrian Hit and Run

On Friday, December 26, 2025, at approximately 5:45 pm, Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) 1 District (St Catharines/Thorold) uniform officers responded for a pedestrian hit by a motor vehicle in the area of Pelham Road and Monck Street in the City of St Catharines.

The male was subsequently transported to an out-of-region hospital by Niagara Emergency Medical Services (NEMS) and remains in critical condition.

While on scene investigating, the driver of the motor vehicle returned.1 District officers arrested 20-year-old Gurmeet SINGH of St Catharines for the following criminal code offence:

·       Failure to Remain at the Scene of an Accident Causing Bodily Harm, contrary to section 320.16(2) of the Criminal Code of Canada

SINGH was released on a Form 9 Appearance Notice with a future court date.

The Collision Reconstruction Unit (CRU) has taken carriage of the investigation. Anyone with information related to this incident is asked to contact the Niagara Regional Police Service at 905-688-4111, option 3, ext. 1009504.

Members of the community who wish to provide information anonymously can contact Crime Stoppers of Niagara online or by calling 1-800-222-8477(TIPS). Crime Stoppers offers cash rewards to people who contact the program with information which leads to an arrest.

NRPS Incident 25-149009