▁office ▁under ▁a ▁police ▁investigation ▁for ▁mis use ▁of ▁office . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁conv icted ▁of ▁bre ach ▁of ▁trust ▁committed ▁during ▁his ▁mayor al ▁ten ure ▁and ▁served ▁time ▁in ▁prison . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁Mc Kit ka ▁returned ▁to ▁politics ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁as ▁a ▁Sur rey ▁al der man ▁for ▁a ▁one - year ▁term . ▁ ▁Ed ▁Mc Kit ka ▁died ▁from ▁inj uries ▁sust ained ▁in ▁a ▁one ▁vehicle ▁accident ▁in ▁Ch ill iw ack , ▁British ▁Columbia , ▁on ▁February ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 7 9 . ▁He ▁had ▁been ▁driving ▁his ▁tr uck ▁near ▁the ▁V ed der ▁River ▁Bridge ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁accident . ▁Bob ▁B ose , ▁who ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁Mayor ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁pra ised ▁Mc Kit ka ▁saying , ▁" He ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁char ism atic ▁persons ▁I ' ve ▁ever ▁known . ▁In cor rig ible , ▁but ▁you ▁had ▁to ▁love ▁him ." ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 3 4 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 1 4 ▁death s ▁Category : May ors ▁of ▁Sur rey , ▁British ▁Columbia ▁Category : Sur rey , ▁British ▁Columbia ▁city ▁coun c ill ors ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Sm ok y ▁Lake ▁County <0x0A> </s> ▁Meg ach ile ▁fe ij eni ▁is ▁a ▁species