New charge laid in fatal pedestrian collision

Windsor police investigate a motor vehicle collision on Tecumseh Road East in Windsor, Ont. on March 8, 2025 (Source: OnLocation_tv/X)

Windsor police have laid a new charge in a fatal collision between a rental moving truck and a pedestrian from earlier this year.

The incident took place on March 8 of this year. Officers were called to the 4700 block of Tecumseh Road East, where they said the truck drove onto the sidewalk, hit a pedestrian, and crashed into a building.

The 27-year-old woman, the pedestrian, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Windsor Police Service said a loaded gun was also found inside the vehicle.

A 28-year-old woman has newly been charged with dangerous operation of a conveyance causing death.

She was previously charged with:

• Occupying a motor vehicle with a firearm
• Careless storage of a firearm
• Unlicensed person in possession of a prohibited weapon or device
• Possession of a prohibited weapon knowing possession is unauthorized
• Possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm
• Possession of a firearm knowing the serial number has been tampered with
• Unauthorized possession of  prohibited ammunition in a motor vehicle