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Woman, 23, charged with impaired driving afterfatal collision with pedestrian: Regina police

Regina police say they've charged a 23-year-old woman with impaired driving after a pedestrian was struck and killed in a collision at a crosswalk Monday afternoon.

Man was hit Monday afternoon in crosswalk at Robinson Street and 7th, police say

Saskatchewan is the second last province to create a civilian-led police oversight unit. Police chiefs in the province and a former leader of civilian oversight in Ontario say the move is overdue.
The Regina Police Service says a 23-year-old has been charged with impaired driving after a fatal collision on Monday afternoon. (Graeme Roy/The Canadian Press)

Regina police say they've charged a 23-year-old woman with impaired driving after a pedestrian was struck and killed in a collision at a crosswalk Monday afternoon.

Police previously said the man was hit at the intersection of Robinson Street and Seventh Avenue at approximately 2:25 p.m. on Monday.

In a Tuesday news release, the Regina Police Service said theirinvestigation determined the man was legally crossing the street at a marked pedestrian crosswalk in a 30 km/h school zone, and was struck by a vehicletravelling athigh speed.

He had already died from his injuries by the time officers and paramedics arrived at the scene, policesaid. They did not provide details on his identity or age.

The vehicle involved in the collision remained at the scene and the occupants were taken into custody.

The driver of the vehicle was found to be impaired,the police service said in a Tuesday news release.

The 23-year-old has been charged with impaired driving causing death, impaired driving exceeding the legal blood alcohol limit, and dangerous drivingcausing death.

She made her first appearance in Saskatchewan provincial court on Tuesday.

The man's death was the thirdfatal vehicle-pedestrian collisionin the past week in Saskatchewan, following collisions in Yorkton and Saskatoon.