Eighty-five-year-old Joan Todd was killed after being struck at a pedestrian crossing on Bridge St on December 3. A “momentary lapse of judgement” had a terrible consequence when an 85-year-old woman was struck by a car and killed at a busy intersection. The charge related to an incident on December 3, when Braithwaite’s car struck 85-year-old Joan Todd, while she was walking across a pedestrian crossing on Bridge St in Nelson. After stopping to let a pedestrian pass at a previous crossing, Braithwaite failed to spot Todd and accelerated to between 27 and 33kmh at the time of the collision. READ MORE:* Shadows, sunlight and dark clothing cited as factors in fatal pedestrian crossing accident* Woman who died after being hit by car at pedestrian crossing namedTodd suffered a fractured hip and an acute subdural hemorrhage of the brain.

Source: Stuff July 08, 2021 04:41 UTC