Police charge male driver after woman and dog fatally struck

The Edmonton Police Service has laid charges against the driver of a green SUV after a woman and her dog were fatally struck last month.

At approximately 7 p.m., on Saturday, June 17, 2017, a green Lexus SUV struck a 57-year-old woman and her dog crossing a marked crosswalk at Suder Greens Drive, between Lewis Estates Boulevard and Potter Greens Drive. The woman and her dog died on scene.

 

Van Huong Tran, 42, is charged with careless driving and failing to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk.

Speed or alcohol were not considered factors in this collision.

The EPS Major Collision Investigation Section continues to investigate

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