RNC charge driver after vehicle-pedestrian collision in Corner Brook

The RNC has charged a driver with impaired driving causing bodily harm following a vehicle-pedestrian collision in Corner Brook.

Officers responded to Wheeler’s Road around 6 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 9, after a woman was struck by a vehicle. Accident Investigation and Forensic Identification Services assisted at the scene.

The 76-year-old pedestrian was taken to hospital with serious injuries.

A 27-year-old woman, who was driving the vehicle involved, was charged with impaired driving causing bodily harm. She was released and is scheduled to appear in court at a later date. Her driver’s licence was suspended, and the vehicle was impounded.

RNC collision reconstructionists are asking anyone who witnessed the collision or who may have video footage from the area at the time — including CCTV, dash-camera or cellphone video — to contact police at 709-637-4100.