Suspect charged in Foothills Industrial Park hit-and-run that hospitalized pedestrian

Calgary police have made an arrest in connection with a January hit-and-run in a southeast crosswalk that left a pedestrian with serious injuries.

Emergency crews were called to the intersection of 52nd Street and 61st Avenue S.E. shortly after 7:30 a.m. on Jan. 19 after a 43-year-old woman was struck by a truck.

Police officials say the driver of the truck fled the scene following the collision but a surveillance camera in the area captured video of the suspect vehicle.

Zain Samji, the hit-and-run victim, told Global News that she had suffered badly broken legs and had undergone 10 surgeries including skin grafts and placement of metal pins.

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On Wednesday, police confirmed 47-year-old Albert Barbaso Betonio has been charged with failing to stop at the scene of an accident causing bodily harm.

Betonio was scheduled to appear in court on Wednesday.

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