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Winnipeg senior charged in fatal West End crosswalk crash

An 89-year-old Winnipeg man has been charged in the death of a woman who was hit by a vehicle crossing Sargent Avenue last summer. Shane Gibson/Global News

A Winnipeg senior has been charged in connection with a crash that killed a woman crossing a West End street at a crosswalk last summer.

The woman in her 20s died a week after she was hit while crossing Sargent Avenue at the crosswalk at Simcoe Street on July 31, 2019.

The 89-year-old male driver was arrested at the scene and at the time police said charges were possible pending the outcome of an investigation.

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Police said Tuesday formal charges have been laid against the man under the Highway Traffic Act.

The man is charged with driving carelessly causing death, and disobeying a traffic control device.

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