SICAMOUS — The woman criminally charged after a bizarre accident in the Shuswap left a man dead, has pleaded guilty to criminal negligence causing death.
The crash happened in August of 2013 in Sicamous. An RCMP officer spotted Troy Charlton, who was 49-years-old at the time, laying on the community’s Main Street with severe injuries.
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Charlton later died in hospital. It was first reported as a hit and run but later, criminal charges were laid against 48-year-old Christina Laforge.
The Sicamous woman was charged with impaired driving causing death, criminal negligence causing death and dangerous driving causing death.
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Police said it is believed Charlton was riding on the hood of a vehicle as it drove down the street until it came to a sudden stop, throwing Charlton onto the pavement.
The sentencing hearing is scheduled for February 1, 2016.
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