Fox Harbour man charged after killing a pedestrian in St. John's yesterday

    Thursday, 8 August 2024 00:00

    By Tonya Organ

    RNC say shortly before  10 a.m. on Wednesday (August 7), they were called to a collision involving a vehicle and a pedestrian in the area of Freshwater Road at Hamel Street.

    A  37 year old man from Fox Harbour has been charged with impaired driving causing death and failure to stop at the scene of a collision. RNC say shortly before  10 a.m. on Wednesday (August 7), they were called to a collision involving a vehicle and a pedestrian in the area of Freshwater Road at Hamel Street. On arrival, officers located a 61-year-old man who had significant injuries resulting from a motor vehicle collision. He died shortly after being transported to the hospital. The driver of the vehicle involved, a grey Dodge Ram pickup truck, had fled the area. The suspect vehicle within an hour in the area of George Street west. A short distance away, the driver was identified and arrested.

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