Fort MacMurray, pedestrian collision

A 32 year old Fort MacMurray man is being summoned to court over a pedestrian collision that occurred in August. Thew court appearance is so that the ticket received by the driver can go to trial. On August 11, 2014, at the crosswalk of Rainbow Creek Drive and Paquette Drive, two women were pushing a stroller that contained a child through the crosswalk. A Ford F150 pickup truck plowed into the intersection and struck the women and child who were in the crosswalk. The driver of the vehicle was charged for Failing to Yield to a Pedestrian in a Crosswalk on 2 different counts, and this is usually just a ticket. The RCMP decided to issue the ticket through an appearance notice, which means that a court date is needed before the ticket can be resolved.

The August 11, 2014 pedestrian collision in Fort MacMurray sent one of the adults and the infant in the stroller to the local Emergency Room, and both were hospitalized until the last part of August. The police have not named the driver of the truck because he has not made a court appearance yet, but the man is due to be in court on November 13, 2014. Failing to Yield to a Pedestrian in a Crosswalk can mean a $575 fine and also a total of four demerit points against the license of the driver. According to RCMP Cpl. George Cameron an appearance ticket was issued because “The members thought that through the investigation, maybe the court should hear what happened, what took place. We need to get this information out there about how dangerous it can be.”