Woman dies in hit-and-run accident; driver arrested
A 42-year-old woman is dead after being struck by a car in the Mile End district late Friday evening.
It happened at the corner of Parc Ave. and St. Joseph Blvd. at around 11 p.m.
The driver, a 76-year-old woman, fled the scene and was picked up by police a short time later.
Police believe she may have been drinking, and could face charges of hit-and-run and impaired driving causing death.