Pedestrian killed in Hamilton Mountain hit-and-run was ‘always able to make people laugh’

Growing up in small-town Ontario, the Clark brothers were friends as well as siblings.

A lot of the times the only people we had was each other," said Scott Clark, 44, of his younger brother Glen. We were always on each other's nerves ... but we definitely loved each other."

Glen Clark was struck by a southbound vehicle on Upper Wentworth Street on the Mountain early Friday morning, and taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries.

The 42-year-old Hamilton resident died in hospital later that day, police say.

Scott said his brother passed at approximately 11:30 p.m. with his parents and siblings by his side. Scott, who now lives in Nova Scotia, joined on FaceTime.

Police responded to the area between Kingfisher Drive and the Lincoln Alexander Parkway near Lime Ridge Mall around 2:10 a.m. on April 8 after a passerby found the victim.

The driver did not remain at the scene, but in a Saturday release, police said they had located the vehicle involved.

Police said Sunday no arrest had been made.

Scott, Glen and their two siblings grew up in St. Mary's, Ont., a town outside of London.

We played a lot as kids, whether it was hockey or just kind of adventuring out in the country," Scott said, adding that they shared groups of friends.

Everyone's still pretty close ... I've had so many messages from his kind of core group of friends over the last couple of days."

Glenny," as his brother sometimes referred to him, was goofy," had a great smile and loved a good joke.

He had a lot of ups and downs, but ... he always seemed to find a way to kind of be happy and have a smile on his face," said his brother. He was ... always able to make people laugh."

Glen was handy and had worked in construction. As an adult, he had learned to play guitar.

Scott said Glen was affectionate" with his 11 nieces and nephews, and leaves behind a 13-year-old daughter.

Karen Ball, who is from St. Mary's, has known Glen since he was young, and spent a great deal of time" in their home.

Glen went to school with her sons, and those St. Mary's friendships continued into adulthood, she said.

Glen was a dear friend to our sons and a wonderful blessing to be with," she said in a message to The Spectator. A loving, kind, generous, thoughtful, sweet young man."

The investigation is ongoing. Police are asking any witnesses to contact Det. Const. Wes Wilson at 905-546-4753.

Clark's death marks the eighth traffic fatality involving a pedestrian in 2022, and the second in one week.

Renowned conductor Boris Brott was killed in a hit-and-run on Park Street South on Tuesday. Arsenije Lojovic, 33, has been charged in the death.

The recent deaths are part of a spike in pedestrian collision fatalities in Hamilton. In 2021, there were nine fatal pedestrian collisions - the city's highest annual total in a decade.

Another pedestrian was struck Thursday evening on Queenston Road near Woodman Drive North in Stoney Creek.

The man in his 60s was taken to hospital in stable condition.

Kate McCullough is an education reporter at The Spectator. kmccullough@thespec.com