A 43-year-old Peterborough woman has been convicted of careless driving causing death in connection with a collision in 2023 that killed a three-year-old girl.
At 9 a.m. on March 23, 2023, the girl was struck in the driveway of her family home on Woodglade Boulevard between Kawartha Heights Boulevard and Sherbrooke Street by a southbound SUV that had left the road and jumped the curb.
The girl was transported to Peterborough Regional Health Centre with life-threatening injuries and succumbed to her injuries later that day. Two other children were also in the driveway at the time of the collision, but were not injured.
After a five-month investigation, Peterborough police charged a 43-year-old Peterborough woman with careless driving causing bodily harm or death.
On Friday (January 24,), the woman was found guilty of careless driving causing death under the Highway Traffic Act. Police have not released the identity of the woman, who is scheduled to be sentenced on Friday, February 28.
Penalties for careless driving causing death include a fine of $2,000 to $50,000 and/or imprisonment up to two years, and a driver’s licence suspension up to five years. A careless driving conviction will also result in six demerit points as well a significant increase to car insurance premiums.
