UPDATED: Driver Arrested After Fatal Collision With Pedestrian

Last updated: Sunday March 9th, 11:37am

Windsor Police has arrested a 28-year-old woman following a fatal motor vehicle collision that killed a pedestrian.

Police say just before 7:00pm Saturday, a U-Hual drove onto the sidewalk, struck a pedestrian, and crashed into a commercial building on the corner of Tecumseh Road East and Olive Avenue.

The pedestrian, a 27-year-old woman, was pronounced deceased at the scene.

The area was closed for several hours while the Windsor Police Collision Reconstruction and Forensic Identification Units processed the scene. During a search of the rental truck, officers located and seized a loaded firearm.

The driver was arrested and will face the following charges:

• Possession of a loaded firearm
• Possession of a firearm with an altered serial number
• Possession of a firearm with no licence
• Occupying a motor vehicle with a firearm
• Occupying a motor vehicle with a prohibited device
• Possession of a prohibited device
• Careless storage of a firearm

The investigation is ongoing and additional charges are anticipated.

Anyone who witnessed the collision, or has information or video footage of the incident, is asked to contact the Windsor Police Service Traffic Enforcement Unit at 519-945-9645 ext. 223. They can also contact Windsor & Essex County Crime Stoppers anonymously at 519-258-8477 (TIPS) or online at www.catchcrooks.com.