Woman charged after man struck by car in Kuujjuaq dies
Suspect remains in custody facing charges of impaired driving, leaving scene of accident
Nunavik police charged a woman after a man in Kuujjuaq died after being struck by a vehicle last week. (File photo by Jeff Pelletier)
Updated May 19 at 2:15 p.m.
Nunavik police say a 32-year-old man died after being struck by a vehicle in Kuujjuaq on May 12 at around 3 a.m.
Soon after, a vehicle believed to have been involved in the incident crashed into the Nunavik Regional Board of Health and Social Services office, according to Capt. Patrice Abel of the Nunavik Police Service.
Abel identified the person killed as Jaico Suppa Agnatuk, 32. He was found on Ford Road, in the old town neighborhood of Kuujjuaq.
A 36-year-old woman was arrested near the scene of the crash.
Kitty Suppa Agnatuk is charged with impaired driving causing death and leaving the scene of an accident, Abel said. She appeared in court Wednesday and will remain in custody until her next court appearance July 7.
Nunavik police are continuing to investigate the incident.
Note: This article was updated to correct the age of the suspect who was charged in this incident.
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