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A woman remained in custody on Saturday pending a bail hearing after being arrested and charged in connection with a collision that injured two pedestrians in Smiths Falls on Friday night.
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A release from the Smiths Falls Police Service said the unidentified pedestrians were struck at the south end of Empress Avenue just before 8 p.m. on Oct. 16. The vehicle then left the roadway and hit the fence on a residential property before the driver abandoned it a short distance away.
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She was taken into custody approximately two hours later, police said.
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Both pedestrians were transported directly to trauma centres in Ottawa with serious, but non-life-threatening injuries, the release said, adding the investigation remained ongoing.
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Police said they wanted to speak with anyone who witnessed the collision, had related video or had travelled around the time of the incident through several listed areas of Smiths Falls:
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- South end of Empress Avenue, 7-9 p.m.
- South end of Sussex Street, 7-9 p.m.
- Parkland Court, 7:30-9 p.m.
- Rideau Avenue South at Lorne Street, 7:30-9 p.m.
- Daniel Street at Elmsley Street, 8-10:30 p.m.
- Ogden Avenue between Beckwith Daniel streets, 8-10:30 p.m.
- Kenzington Avenue, 4-7 p.m.
- Jasper Avenue at Beech Street, 4-7 p.m.
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Anyone with information or video that may assist investigators was asked to contact the Smiths Falls Police Service at 613-283-0357.
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