All criminal charges have been withdrawn against former Ontario attorney general Michael Bryant in connection with an incident last August that left a 33-year-old bicycle courier dead.
Special prosecutor Richard Peck made the announcement in a Toronto courtroom Tuesday morning.
Police alleged there was a verbal altercation and collision between a man driving a Saab convertible and a cyclist.
The driver then allegedly drove off. Some witnesses alleged the vehicle accelerated quickly while the cyclist was clinging to the side of the car, before he fell to the road.
Darcy Allan Sheppard, a bike courier, died in hospital shortly after.
Bryant had faced charges of criminal negligence causing death and dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death.
Witnesses to the crash near the corner of Bay and Bloor streets told reporters the driver steered the car into oncoming lanes.
The cyclist, hanging from the vehicle on the curb side for about 100 metres, struck trees and a mailbox before he hit the ground.
Bryant's role as a former Ontario attorney general and a three-time elected member of provincial parliament led to an intense level of attention on the case.
Bryant has stepped down from his position in the provincial government to head Invest Toronto, an economic development agency for the city.
Before that, he was among the highest profile members of Ontario's government, holding the positions of aboriginal affairs minister and minister of economic development during his 10 years at Queen's Park.