TORONTO

A 19-year-old driver accused of killing a cyclist in a hit-and-run collision cried in court before he was freed Monday on $10,000 bail.

Mitchell Irwin, of Keswick, wiped away tears as he sat in the prisoner’s box and stared at his parents, Lisa and Raymond, at the Ontario Court of Justice.

Irwin surrendered to York Regional Police on Sunday shortly before noon, roughly 12 hours after he allegedly struck and killed a cyclist who was turning left at the intersection of Avenue and Davenport Rds.

He was charged with criminal negligence causing death, dangerous driving causing death and fail to stop at scene of an accident causing death.

The Sir Sandford Fleming College student, who now works for Hyundai in York region, was released on conditions that prohibit him from driving and place him on a curfew from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. His bail conditions also order him to continue living with his parents, who are his sureties.

Crown attorney Nancy Krigas agreed to Irwin’s release after settling on terms with his lawyer, Iain Donnell.

Police responded to a call for the incident on Saturday at 11:20 p.m. It was the fourth hit-and-run fatality in Toronto this year, the third in the past few weeks.

Two incidents claimed the lives of cyclists and two took the lives of pedestrians, said Toronto Police Det. Const. Carl Andersen, the officer in charge of this case.

Irwin, who hugged three female friends outside court, was whisked away in his parents’ vehicle on Yonge St. outside College Park courts. He’ll be back in court on July 29.

Police are asking the public for assistance in determining the whereabouts of the white, 2015 Hyundai Sonata that was involved in this late Saturday night collision.

Investigators urge anyone with information to call 416-808-1900 or Crime Stoppers at 416-222-TIPS (8477).

sam.pazzano@sunmedia.ca