(BlackburnNews.com file photo by John Chippa)(BlackburnNews.com file photo by John Chippa)
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Driver Named In Pedestrian Fatal

Police have identified the driver involved in a fatal collision with a pedestrian on Fox St. in Leamington.

The Leamington Ontario Provincial Police says on Sunday around 8pm, 54-year-old Robert Wallingford of Leamington was struck by a red Chevy Cavalier. He was transported to hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.

As a result, 18-year-old Jamie Redekop has been charged with impaired operation of a motor vehicle causing death.

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