The lawyer for a Barrie man charged in a deadly south-end crash in 2023 that killed a Georgian College student from India appeared in court today to set another date for the case to be heard.
Wednesday’s appearance was due to an adjournment agreed upon by all parties on Aug. 28 when the defence requested more time.
Jacob Throop was 19 years old when he was charged with dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death and failure to stop after a collision causing death. He was later released on bail.
Varsil Patel, 19, was killed in the July 21, 2023 crash.
Barrie police say Patel, who was studying computer programming at Georgian College, was struck by a vehicle while he was walking near the intersection at Big Bay Point Road and Leggott Avenue just after 10 p.m. that Friday night.
Patel was pronounced dead at the scene.
Throop was arrested nearby.
None of the allegations against Throop have been tested in court.
The lawyer for the accused spoke remotely to the Barrie court via video on Sept. 4 and agreed on a four-week adjournment in the case.
The judge and the Crown attorney agreed to schedule the next court appearance, which is to enter a plea in-person in front of a judge, for Oct. 8 in a Barrie courtroom.
Barrie police say their investigation determined Patel was crossing from the south side of Big Bay Point Road to a plaza located on the north side when he was struck by the westbound vehicle.
Police say the vehicle was located a short distance away at a plaza on the southeast corner of Huronia and Big Bay Point roads, where it had caught fire.
Patel worked at the Circle K in a plaza on Big Bay Point Road, near where he was struck and killed.
