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Woman charged with dangerous driving after pedestrian killed in Lethbridge

Police in southern Alberta have charged a woman in a collision earlier this year that left one pedestrian dead and another critically injured.

2nd victim remains in hospital after January crash

The side of a Lethbridge Regional Police car.
A 33-year-old woman has been charged in connection to a fatal collision with a pedestrian in Lethbridge in January. (Sarah Lawrynuik/CBC)

Police in southern Alberta have charged a woman in a collision earlier this year that left one pedestrian dead and another critically injured.

Officers responding to the January crash in Lethbridge, Alta., found a 66-year-old man dead at the scene.

A 62-year-old woman was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries and was later airlifted to Calgary, where she remains in hospital.

The investigation has determined a truck hit the two victims when it was turning left into a crosswalk.

Police say the driver stopped and called 911.

A 33-year-old from Lethbridge is charged with dangerous driving causing death and dangerous driving causing bodily harm and is to appear in court on May 25.