Woman charged after hit and run with paramedics, say Windsor police (original) (raw)
Windsor Police Service, in a news release Tuesday afternoon, said the incident happened just before 1 p.m. on Monday in the 100 block of Pickering Drive.
Vehicle narrowly missed paramedic, struck ambulance and mounted a curb: police
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Police say the woman has been charged with careless driving and failure to remain at the scene of a collision. (CBC News)
A 39-year-old woman has been charged following a hit-and-run crash involving an ambulance in Amherstburg, Windsor police say.
Windsor Police Service, in a news release Tuesday afternoon, said the incident happened just before 1 p.m. on Monday in the 100 block of Pickering Drive.
According to police, paramedics were returning to their ambulance after completing a call for service when a vehicle narrowly missed one of them, forcing them to move out of the way.
"The vehicle then struck the ambulance, mounted a curb, and fled the area without stopping," police allege in the release.
They said officers investigated and quickly identified the woman, who was then located at a residence in the 300 block of Hawthorn Crescent.
Police said she has been charged with careless driving and failure to remain at the scene of a collision.