(GODERICH, ON) – On June 10, 2013 at approximately 11:20 a.m. Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers and Huron County Paramedics responded to a vehicle and pedestrian collision located at the intersection of Courthouse Square and South Street. A 98 year old female from Goderich was walking westbound in the crosswalk when she was struck by a Hyundai Accent. The female was transported to Alexandra Marine and General Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Investigators determined the driver of the Hyundai Accent failed to observe the pedestrian crossing the intersection. The driver ultimately collided with the pedestrian at a low speed while she was trying to enter onto Courthouse Square.
As a result, Dorothy MONTGOMERY, 82, from Central Huron has been charged with Fail to Yield to Pedestrian contrary to section 140 (1) (a) of the Highway Traffic Act.