A woman who was killed after she was run down by an out-of-control vehicle on Valentine’s Day has been identified by Edmonton’s medical examiner as 43-year-old Charlene Brown.
Police are investigating the city’s most recent traffic fatality after Brown was hit by a car skidding sideways in the city’s north end early Sunday morning.
She was walking along 128 Avenue and 127 Street around 12:30 a.m. when she was hit by a Subaru Impreza.
Investigations determined the Impreza was speeding down 127 Street when it collided with a GMC SUV.
The car slid sideways down 127 Street, where it jumped the curb at 128 Avenue, slamming into the woman.
The 27-year-old male driver of the Impreza was taken to hospital with minor injuries and later released.
A father and son in the other vehicle escaped the accident without injury.
Police believe alcohol was a factor in the collision.
Charges are pending against the driver of the Impreza, awaiting results of toxicology testing, Edmonton Police Services spokeswoman Patrycia Thenu said.
The crash marks Edmonton’s fifth traffic fatality of 2010.
