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RCMP officer responding to accident charged after injured man run over

Jun 16, 2017 | 2:45 PM

ANZAC, Alta. — Alberta’s police watchdog says an RCMP officer who was responding to a collision when she ran over an injured pedestrian is facing dangerous driving charges.

The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team says the officer was called to a motor vehicle accident near Anzac, Alta., south of Fort McMurray last August.

ASIRT says the accident’s location wasn’t clear, but alleges the Mountie was driving at a high rate of speed.

The agency alleges the officer drove past several vehicles stopped on the side of the highway — without slowing down — and ran over the injured pedestrian who was still on the road.