A northern Alberta man is facing a number of charges, including impaired driving causing death, connected to a fatal collision involving a pedestrian.
Peace Regional RCMP said a pedestrian was hit by a vehicle on Highway 986 in Cadotte Lake, Alta., early Friday morning.
When emergency responders arrived on scene, a 21-year-old woman and resident of Cadotte Lake had died from injuries suffered in the collision, police said.
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RCMP said the driver of the vehicle had left the scene before police arrived.
Aaron Ross Yellowknee, 33, was arrested a short time later, according to RCMP.
Yellowknee, a Slave Lake area resident, has been charged with a number of offences, including impaired operation of a motor vehicle causing death, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death and failing to stop at the scene of an accident.
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Yellowknee remained in custody after his arrest and was scheduled to appear in Peace River Provincial Court on Monday.
Cadotte Lake is about 275 kilometres northeast of Grande Prairie.
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