National

Woman In Coquitlam Dies After Being Knocked Over By Driver Of Mobility Scooter

The Canadian Press, 22 Sep, 2017 10:37 AM

COQUITLAM, B.C. — RCMP are looking for the driver of a mobility scooter in Coquitlam, B.C., after a pedestrian was struck and killed.

Mounties say an 86-year-old woman was bumped by a man driving an electric scooter at the corner of an intersection on Sept. 15.

The woman fell and was declared dead in hospital.

Cpl. Michael McLaughlin says the incident appears to be a "tragic accident with no criminal intent" but police need to talk to the scooter operator.

The driver is described as a white man about 40 to 50 years old, with a full head of grey hair, average build and possibly slurred speech.

The scooter is either silver or grey with no basket on the front, and police are asking anyone with information to call the detachment.

Prev Next

MORE National ARTICLES

Omar Khadr Visits With Sister Remain Restricted, But Can Use Internet Freely

EDMONTON — Former Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr has been denied unsupervised visits with his controversial older sister who has expressed support for al-Qaida.

Omar Khadr Visits With Sister Remain Restricted, But Can Use Internet Freely

Chief Calls To End Moose Hunt In B.C. Following Wildfires, Habitat Loss

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. — A First Nations chief is calling on the British Columbia government to halt the moose hunt this year, arguing the historic wildfire season has caused enough trauma to the species.

Chief Calls To End Moose Hunt In B.C. Following Wildfires, Habitat Loss

University Of British Columbia Faces New Sexual Assault Human-Rights Complaint

VANCOUVER — Stephanie Hale remembers jumping up and down and crying tears of joy when she received her acceptance letter from the University of British Columbia.

University Of British Columbia Faces New Sexual Assault Human-Rights Complaint

B.C.'s Only Support Group For HIV-Positive Women Closes After Funding Cuts

She was addicted to drugs and sleeping in decrepit hotels in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside when she was diagnosed with HIV about 13 years ago. She assumed it was a death sentence.

B.C.'s Only Support Group For HIV-Positive Women Closes After Funding Cuts

Former New Zealand Councillor Found Guilty Of First-Degree Murder In B.C.

Peter Beckett had pleaded not-guilty to first-degree murder in the death of his wife, Laura Letts-Beckett, who drowned in a lake near Revelstoke, B.C., in August 2010.

Former New Zealand Councillor Found Guilty Of First-Degree Murder In B.C.

Man Dead In Early Morning Shooting In Richmond

An RCMP news release says officers were called to a residential neighbourhood just after 3 a.m. to find the critically injured man, who could not be revived.