Quesnel RCMP responded to a report of a pedestrian that was struck by a vehicle in the Uplands area of West Quesnel on Tuesday (Feb 17) night.
Sergeant Clay Kronebusch says the call came in at around 9 o’clock.
He says it happened at the intersection of Flamingo Street and Pentland Crescent.
“A 78-year old man and his dog were struck by an SUV while crossing the road in the pedestrian cross walk. The man was taken to hospital by ambulance with non-life threatening injuries.”
Kronebusch says unfortunately, the dog did not survive the incident.
He says the driver of the SUV remained on scene and cooperated with police.
“The driver was issued violation tickets for failing to yield to a pedestrian as well as driving with an expired driver’s license.”
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