Calgary police have laid charges nearly four months to the day since a teenage girl was run over and seriously injured by a vehicle in the northeast community of Pineridge.
On Sunday, Jan. 28, just after 4 a.m., police say a fight broke out between the occupants of a vehicle and a 16-year-old pedestrian near the intersection of 22 Avenue NE and Pinemill Mews NE.
According to investigators, the driver tried to leave the scene while the teenage girl was holding on to the vehicle.
She fell and was then run over by the vehicle.
Police say the driver and other people in the vehicle checked on the girl, before getting back into the vehicle and leaving the scene.
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The girl was left with serious, life-threatening injuries and was taken to hospital in critical condition.
After a four-month long investigation, a 17-year-old boy has been charged with one count of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing bodily harm and one count of hit-and-run causing bodily harm.
The other people that were in the vehicle have been identified but police say they aren’t facing charges.
The driver can’t be named under the Youth Criminal Justice Act. He is set to appear in court on Friday, July 12.
Police say the victim continues to recover from her injuries at home.
Investigation into the incident continues and anyone with information is asked to contact police at 403-266-1234 or tip anonymously through CrimeStoppers.