A 22-year-old woman from Kasabonika First Nation has died after being struck by a vehicle in Marathon early Thursday morning.
Ontario Provincial Police said officers responded to the incident on Stevens Avenue at approximately 2 a.m. on Oct. 15. The pedestrian suffered life-threatening injuries and later died in hospital. No other injuries were reported.
The driver, a 23-year-old local man, has been charged with operation causing death and impaired driving with a blood alcohol concentration exceeding the legal limit.
He was scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Marathon on Thursday.
Stevens Avenue remains closed between Gilbert Street and Whitman Court as police continue their investigation.