Nunavik police charge woman, 18, after fatal hit and run in Salluit
Driver allegedly left scene, walked to friend’s house where incident was reported to police
Police in Salluit say an 18-year-old woman faces charges following a hit-and-run crash last week that left one person dead. (File photo)
An 18-year-old woman in Salluit has been charged following a fatal hit-and-run crash last week.
The incident occurred last Wednesday between 1 a.m. and 3 a.m., Nunavik Police Service Capt. Patrice Abel said in an interview.
Abel said police received a report from a friend of a woman who believed she might have hit someone while driving under the influence of alcohol.
The woman told the friend about the incident after abandoning her vehicle and walking to the friend’s house, said Abel, captain of investigations for the Nunavik police.
By the time officers arrived, the suspect was gone. Her friends told police the woman was possibly suicidal. She was found a few minutes later and taken to the police station for questioning.
While police were searching for the woman, her friends found the car and an injured person, who was taken to the health centre and pronounced dead at 4:53 a.m., Abel said.
Police did not disclose the name, age or sex of the person who died.
On Aug. 7, police charged 18-year-old Laila Angutirkik with impaired driving causing death and failing to stop after an accident causing death, Abel said.
Police initially charged her on Aug. 6 with failing to comply with a release order. But the charges were upgraded the following day.
She was scheduled to make another court appearance on Monday afternoon.
another young Inuk life taken to soon.
another young Inuk life destroyed to soon by alcohol.
when will they learn that most Inuit cannot consume alcohol.
that alcohol consumes them.
Sending Prayers and Condolences to the young mans family.
Alcohol has consumed the people. I’ve always said it and always will. So sad that to be politically correct outweighs the reality that alcohol consumption continues to destroy inuit like nothing seen in comparison. Whether it be an allergy or metabolic or whatever, when will people start seeing that result and realize? Some day, someone will succeed in convincing health and justice that inuit cannot handle alcohol as a general rule. Some can, butbthe numbers and statistics speak loudly.
Inukjuak woman was released for same thing hit and run causing death drunk driving. No witness then released.
Life is so sad in nunavik .