Detectives from the Niagara Regional Police Service Collision Reconstruction Unit have continued to investigate this incident since it occurred.
On March 27, 2023, the driver, an 18-year-old woman from Grimsby was charged with the following provincial offence:
Careless Driving Cause Bodily Harm section 130(3) – Highway Traffic Act of Ontario
The pedestrian in this matter has been released from the hospital and is continuing to recover from her injuries.
Anyone who may have witnessed this incident or have information is asked to contact detectives by calling 905-688-4111, option 3, extension 1009170.
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Note: At the time of this incident the charged driver was 17 years old.
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Original Release – January 30, 2023
NRPS Collision Reconstruction detectives are investigating after a 14-year female pedestrian was struck by an SUV in Grimsby.
On January 30, 2023, at 7:48am, 8 District – Grimsby uniform officers from the Niagara Regional Police Service (NRPS) responded to a report of a pedestrian having been struck by a car on Livingston Avenue at Brierwood Avenue in Grimsby. Livingston Avenue was closed down while the female pedestrian in was treated for serious injuries by Niagara EMS paramedics. The pedestrian was transported to an out of region hospital. When the pedestrian arrived at the hospital their injuries were determined be life threatening. The pedestrian remains in hospital. The vehicle involved is a black H3 Hummer SUV being driven by a 17-year-old female.
The NRPS Collision Reconstruction Unit assisted by the Forensic Services Unit were called in to determine the circumstances and cause of the incident. Anyone who may have witnessed this incident or have information is asked to contact detectives by calling 905-688-4111, option 3, extension 1009170
Livingston Avenue has been reopened.
Members of the public who wish to provide information anonymously can contact Crime Stoppers of Niagara online or by calling 1-800-222-8477. Crime Stoppers offers cash rewards to persons who contact the program with information which leads to an arrest.
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