A foggy window was one of the reasons why a vehicle driven by a 60-year-old Saanich man struck two women in their 80s Sunday night in Sidney.
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The vehicle struck the women, aged 87 and 88, in the marked crosswalk at the intersection of 3rd Street and Sidney Avenue at around 9 p.m., said de Pass. The vehicle was heading westbound on Sidney Avenue, while the women were heading northbound towards Municipal Hall after having watched a movie.
The 87-year-old received medical care at a local hospital for her injuries before being sent home, de Pass said.
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The driver was given a fine for failure to yield to pedestrians in a crosswalk under the Motor Vehicle Act and another for operating a motor vehicle with a windshield or window in a condition in which the vision of the driver was impaired.
The fine for the first violation is $167, for the second $81, said de Pass.
Some 3,000 crashes involving at least one pedestrian killed 42 pedestrians in B.C. and injured another 2,300 in 2017, according to the latest figures available from ICBC.
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