At approximately 5:00p.m. on September 27th, Yellowknife RCMP were dispatched to a report of a collision between a vehicle and a pedestrian in the downtown core of Yellowknife.
Officers attended the scene and found a 62-year-old female pedestrian had been struck by a vehicle. She was taken to hospital and later pronounced deceased.
Investigation led to officers formulating grounds to believe the driver of the vehicle was intoxicated. The driver was arrested at the scene and remains in custody at this time.
This matter is under investigation in partnership with the Office of the Chief Coroner.
The Yellowknife RCMP believe there are witnesses to this tragic occurrence and are asking anyone in the area with information to contact the Yellowknife RCMP at 669-1111 or Crime Stoppers at http://www.p3tips.com.
Officers are requesting anyone with video or photos of the accident or the moments leading up to it to come forward to police. This could include cellphone video or photos, dashcam footage or businesses with exterior video footage in the area of 50th Street and Franklin Avenue and the downtown liquor store.
A further update will be provided at a later time.