Dive summary:
- An unnamed Toronto garbage truck driver has been charged in connection to an incident last month where a five-year-old girl was hit and killed by a garbage truck.
- Investigators have been looking into the accident for the past month trying to figure out the specifics; the location of the accident was even shut down two weeks ago so officials could reenact the accident.
- The driver has been charged with "careless driving" and for making a "turn not in safety."
From the article:
On March 7, 5-year-old Kayleigh Callaghan-Belanger and two other children were struck by the driver's 2010 Freightliner trash truck as they crossed the street. Kayleigh died at the scene. The two other children suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
Police have spent the last seven weeks investigating the crash, and even shut the accident location down two weeks ago to re-enact the accident.
"The officers conducted a thorough investigation," said Toronto Police Constable Tony Vella told the Toronto Sun. "As a result of the evidence collected, the man has been charged." ...
