An 86-year-old Stratford man has died after being struck by a pickup truck in a shopping mall parking lot Sunday morning.
Emergency crews were called to the mall’s main entrance around 11:08 a.m. on Aug. 16 following reports of a serious collision involving a pedestrian and a pickup truck.
Police determined the truck had entered the parking lot and struck the pedestrian near the SportChek entrance. Stratford firefighters helped free the man from underneath the vehicle before he was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries.
Police were later notified that the man had died from his injuries. The pickup truck driver was identified as a 38-year-old man from St. Catharines.
The investigation remains ongoing.
Update – The driver surrendered to police on October 11 and has been charged with dangerous driving causing death. He was released on an undertaking and is expected to appear in court on November 9.