Woman charged with impaired driving in death of 9-year-old Baeleigh Maurice: Saskatoon police
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A 28-year-old woman has been charged with impaired driving in the death of a nine-year-old girl who was hit by a pickup truck six months ago, Saskatoon police said Friday.
Baeleigh Emily Maurice was hit while riding a scooter in the 600 block of 33rd Street W. on Sept. 9, 2021. She was taken to hospital, where she died.
Police said at that point that the truck was driven by a 27-year-old woman, and that the service's traffic analyst unit was combing data collected from the scene to determine what factors caused the collision.
The police service warned such techniques can result in a lengthy investigation.
In the months that followed, Maurice's mother, Rochelle Dubois, and community members called for criminal charges and ways to address pedestrian safety.
Police said in a news release that a 28-year-old woman was taken into custody Friday morning.
Following an initial toxicology report and consultation with Crown prosecutors, the driver was charged with the criminal offence of impaired operation of a vehicle while exceeding the prescribed concentration of THC causing death, police said.
The woman's name was not released.
The investigation is ongoing.
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