The family of a 72-year-old woman who died after being hit by a vehicle in a town west of Edmonton say they are “devastated” by their loss.
“Her name was Judy Morgan and she was the pillar in many people’s lives,” reads part of a statement emailed to Global News by the family.
Parkland RCMP said Wednesday that officers were called to a collision in Stony Plain at Range Road 275 and Graybriar Drive at about 9 p.m. on Tuesday night. They said a pedestrian was hit by a vehicle and was taken to hospital where she later died of her injuries.
Police said the driver of the vehicle involved stayed at the scene.
“Parkland RCMP continue to investigate with the assistance of a collision analyst,” police said in a news release issued Wednesday. “At this time, the cause of the collision is not believed to be criminal in nature.”
Morgan’s family said she “was a wife, a mother and a grandma who was affectionately called ‘Gaga’ by her two granddaughters.”
“She was a competitive curler who curled in the community and in Edmonton and was well known throughout the Alberta curling community,” the family said. “She was active. Her favourite thing to do was walk, walk, walk, which she was doing when she sadly lost her life.
“She loved to read and garden and spent many hours tending to her flowers. She was a teacher and councillor and took on this role both professionally and personally, even after retirement. She was a mother and advocate to all.”