A 28-year-old woman has been charged after a fatal hit-and-run involving a motorcycle Thursday night in North York, Toronto police say.
Emergency services responded to a call just after 11 p.m. for reports of a collision in the area of Dufferin Street and Ranee Avenue between a motorcycle and a van.
Police said the motorcyclist was hit, knocked down and dragged by a Dodge Caravan. Investigators said the 18-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police said the van then fled the scene and was found abandoned a short distance away. The driver was then found on foot.
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Investigators said Kirsten Stevens was arrested. She was charged with impaired operation causing death, exceeding blood alcohol causing death and leaving accident scene causing death.
Stevens was scheduled to appear in a Toronto court Friday morning.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 416-808-1900 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-8477.
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