The driver who ran into an woman at the intersection of Granite Avenue and Voght Street last year has been issued a $750 fine and driving prohibition for one year.
The 68-year-old local man pleaded guilty to the charge of driving without due care and attention for running into an elderly woman who was walking across Voght Street near the Merritt post office on March 2, 2018.
The 92-year-old woman later succumbed to her injuries.
“It is kind of a tragic thing for both families involved,” said Cpl. Brock Hedrick.
Merritt RCMP have not noticed a trend of serious accidents at this location, Hedrick said. But that does not mean measures will not be taken to make the intersection safer.
“Obviously it is a busy intersection and there is a lot going on there with the post office and just being in the downtown core,” he said. “We are discussing that with the city as well as to some improvements that could be made to that intersection.”
