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Charges approved
Man facing 5 charges in death of Cops for Cancer rider
Oct 9, 2025 | 8:50 AM
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PRINCE GEORGE — Charges have been approved against the suspect in July’s hit-and-run death involving Cops for Cancer rider Shane Kelly. One other cyclist, an RCMP officer, was injured in the crash.
On October 6, 2025, the B.C. Prosecution Service approved charges against Thomas Leslie Phillips for the following offences:
- Impaired operation of a motor vehicle causing death
- Impaired operation of a motor vehicle causing bodily harm
- Fail to remain at the scene of an accident causing death
- Fail to remain at the scene of an accident causing bodily harm
- Dangerous operation of a motor vehicle.
“This incident hit the community of Prince George, as well as our local policing community, very hard as this not only involved a Canadian Cancer Society Cops for Cancer Tour de North rider but one of our own police officers. Our investigators have worked very hard to bring this investigation to the charge-approval stage,” states Corporal Jennifer Cooper, Media Relations Officer for the Prince George RCMP.
