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Northern Alberta woman killed in hit and run: RCMP

A photo of an RCMP vehicle. Global News/File

A northern Alberta man is facing a number of charges, including impaired driving causing death, connected to a fatal collision involving a pedestrian.

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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.

READ MORE: Alberta man faces impaired driving charges in fatal collision

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.

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Cadotte Lake is about 275 kilometres northeast of Grande Prairie.

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