Charges against a driver accused in a fatal hit and run in Guelph, Ont., last month have been upgraded, police say.

Police and paramedics were called to Victoria Road N., new St. James Catholic High School in Guelph on Sept. 5 around 1 p.m. after a female cyclist was hit by a car. The driver of the car left the scene and did not check on the cyclist, police said.

The 78-year-old woman, who has been identified by friends and volunteer groups as Susan Bard, was rushed to a Hamilton hospital in crit…