Police have charged 83-year-old Smith, Alta. resident Elman Morgan in relation to a fatal collision involving a pedestrian Tuesday.
Slave Lake RCMP, fire and EMS were on scene of the collision, where there was an “unresponsive female in a ditch who appeared to have been struck by a vehicle,” according to a news release Wednesday afternoon.
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The woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
Morgan has been charged with dangerous operation of a vehicle causing death, impaired driving causing death and operating a vehicle with a blood alcohol level over the limit.
He is scheduled to appear in court on Jan. 25.
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