A 21-year-old Bowmanville man has been arrested after police say he accidentally ran over and killed a friend.
Police say two men were doing drugs in a truck near Symons and Baseline Rds in Bowmanville when the passenger had a medical episode.
The driver pulled his friend out of the car and lay him on the ground.
After attempting CPR, police say the driver took off looking for help. When he came back, he allegedly ran over his friend, who was still lying on the ground, by accident.
Police say the 29-year-old passenger still had vital signs when he was taken to hospital, but he died of injuries consistent of being run over.
Zachary Pepper has been charged with impaired care or control of a vehicle causing death.