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Pedestrian dies following hit and run collision in Blackfalds

A fatal incident in a parking lot has led to a Penhold resident being charged with manslaughter.

The hit and run involving a vehicle and a pedestrian happened just after 11:30 on Monday night (June 16) and the parking lot was located off of Highway 2A in Blackfalds.

Mounties say the 31-year-old suspect left the scene and “was later arrested in Red Deer after another motor vehicle collision.”

The victim was a 39-year-old man who was tended to by emergency workers before being transported to hospital where he would later succumb to his injuries.

The Alberta RCMP Major Crimes Unit was called in and took carriage of the investigation.

Galen Hartviksen
Galen Hartviksen
Straight outta northwestern Ontario, Galen moved from his hometown of Thunder Bay to Alberta in 1998. After graduating from the broadcasting program at Mount Royal College (Class of 2003), it was off to the Town of Olds for the launch of the independent radio station (CAB-K Broadcasting). A fan of all seasons, Galen has been News Director & the voice of the Alberta Junior Hockey League's Olds Grizzlys on 96.5 CKFM/ROCK 104.5 for two decades and in 2024 he was excited to have the opportunity to join the team at Vista Radio and My Mountain View Now.

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