CALGARY – A 17-year-old driver was charged for failing to yield to a pedestrian on Thursday after two children were hit by a vehicle in the city’s northwest.
Emergency crews were called to Rocky Ridge Close and Rocky Ridge Blvd. N.W. at around 7:40 a.m.
EMS said the two girls, aged 11 and 14, were rushed to the Alberta Children’s Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Police said one suffered a broken wrist and the other had a broken leg.
The driver, who remained at the scene, will be fined $776 plus demerit points. Their name will not be released per the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
Lauree Phillips was in bed when she told Global News she heard a commotion outside.
“I just heard screams in my bedroom,” Lauree said. “Then I came out after, and they told me that two girls had been hurt, they had broken bones.”
Mother Heidi Kostick said she finds it hard to cross area roads while walking her daughters to the bus.
“We always have difficulty crossing with the crosswalks,” Kostick said. “None of them are lit. They aren’t marked very well.”
“Earlier in the morning in winter time it’s dark and the roads are sometimes icy,” she added. “There are a ton of speeders in the area heading to the LRT and off to work.”
The incident marked the third time in less than 48 hours that police responded to a vehicle versus pedestrian collision.
A 59-year-old man is facing charges after a woman was struck in the 2500 block of 32 Street N.E. on Tuesday.
That same evening, a driver struck a woman at Midlake Boulevard and Bannister Road S.E. just before 5:30 p.m. The driver left the scene, leaving the 27-year-old victim lying in the middle of the road. She was transported to hospital in life-threatening condition.
– With files from Doug Vaessen and Sarah Offin
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