November 17, 2022 at 3:16 pm
A pedestrian is fighting for life in hospital after being hit by a car on Cheapside Street on Wednesday night.
Paramedics were called to the scene of a car crash on Farnsborough Crescent Cheapside near Fanshawe College at around 6:02 p.m. and a pedestrian was taken to hospital in a life-threatening condition, according to police.
Cheapside Street was closed between Sandford Street and Baransway Drive for several hours on Wednesday while police investigated.
Kasen Dobkowski, 19, of London, has been charged with failing to stop at the scene of the accident causing bodily harm, police announced Thursday. He is due to appear in court on January 9, 2023.