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Driver charged months after crash that left pedestrian dead in Toronto’s east end

Toronto police say the incident occurred on Sept. 6. Nick Westoll / File / Global News

TORONTO – A 29-year-old man is facing charges in a crash that claimed the life of a 97-year-old pedestrian in September.

Toronto police say the incident happened on Sept. 6, when a man driving a Honda Civic struck the pedestrian who was crossing a street in the city’s east end.

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They say the victim died in hospital more than two weeks later.

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Police say they arrested the alleged driver on Friday.

He’s been charged with failing to stop at the scene of an accident causing death.

He also faces a charge of careless driving causing death.

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