A St. Thomas police van. (File photo by Miranda Chant, Blackburn News)A St. Thomas police van. (File photo by Miranda Chant, Blackburn News)
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Elderly woman charged in crash involving pedestrian

A charge of careless driving has been laid against an 80-year-old woman, two months after a pedestrian was hit by a vehicle in St. Thomas.

According to St. Thomas police, a pickup truck was trying to make a left hand turn from St. George Street onto Curtis Street just after 8 a.m. on September 21 when it hit a man who was walking across the roadway.

The man suffered life-altering injuries, police said.

The charges against the elderly woman were announced on Friday.

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