Peel Regional Police work the scene around a home in Brampton, Ont., on Nov. 7, 2019. A female driver is in custody after she allegedly fatally hit a cyclist and attempted to flee the scene by car and on foot in Brampton, Ont. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
Peel Regional Police work the scene around a home in Brampton, Ont., on Nov. 7, 2019. A female driver is in custody after she allegedly fatally hit a cyclist and attempted to flee the scene by car and on foot in Brampton, Ont. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
BRAMPTON, Ont. - A woman is facing impaired driving charges after she allegedly fatally struck a cyclist and tried to flee the scene of the crash in Brampton, Ont.
Peel Regional Police allege the woman hit the male cyclist at an intersection in the city northwest of Toronto shortly after 9:30 a.m. on Monday.
Const. Sarah Patten alleges the woman then left the scene in her car, driving on the wrong side of the road before sideswiping another vehicle and coming to a stop.
Patten says the woman, who is in her late 20s or early 30s, then attempted to flee on foot before being located by police a short distance from the scene of the accident.
The cyclist, also in his late 20s or early 30s, was taken to hospital in life-threatening condition, where he later died of his injuries.
The woman has been charged with impaired driving, but Patten says further charges are expected to be laid once police complete their investigation.
This report by ºÃÉ«tvwas first published July 3, 2023.
