Pedestrian, 27, killed after driver goes on sidewalk, crashes into building: police

Pratyush Dayal · CBC News

· Posted: Mar 09, 2025 3:43 PM EDT | Last Updated: 11 hours ago

The operator of a rental moving motortruck has been arrested aft a truck struck and killed a 27-year-old woman in the 4700 artifact of Tecumseh Road E., accidental Windsor police.

The fatal collision happened soon earlier 7 p.m. Saturday. Police officers were sent to the area, wherever they accidental a rental moving motortruck drove onto the sidewalk, struck a pedestrian, and crashed into a commercialized building.

"The pedestrian, a 27-year-old woman, was pronounced deceased astatine the scene," constabulary said successful a Sunday quality release.

Shattered solid and debris were present at the country Sunday day and the impacted parts of the business, Windsor Trim Supplier, had woody panels sealing the damaged area. 

Windsor constabulary arrested a 28-year-old pistillate who they accidental was driving the truck. The country was closed for respective hours portion members of the Windsor Police Collision Reconstruction and Forensic Identification Units processed the scene. 

"At this time, determination is nary grounds to suggest that this was a targeted incidental oregon that the individuals progressive knew 1 another," constabulary said successful a connection Monday. "The collision appears to beryllium isolated; however, we volition proceed to travel each leads to guarantee a thorough and close investigation."

CBC spoke with businesses successful the vicinity that described heavily backed up postulation and sirens precocious into evening.

"During a hunt of the rental truck, officers located and seized a loaded firearm," constabulary said.

The arrested operator volition look the pursuing charges:

• Possession of a loaded firearm.

• Possession of a firearm with an altered serial number.

• Possession of a firearm with nary licence.

• Occupying a centrifugal conveyance with a firearm.

• Occupying a centrifugal conveyance with a prohibited device.

• Possession of a prohibited device.

• Careless retention of a firearm.

The probe is ongoing and constabulary said further charges are anticipated. 

Anyone who witnessed the collision, oregon has accusation oregon video footage of the incident, is being asked to interaction the Windsor Police Service Traffic Enforcement Unit.

This is the 2nd fatal clang involving a pedestrian in Windsor this year. A 47-year-old pistillate was killed by a passing pickup motortruck successful January.