Photograph by: Handout, The Windsor Star
Source: Windsor Star
ONTARIO - A 17-year-old girl delivering a gift to family friends was killed Monday night after being struck by a vehicle while walking on a dark Amherstburg road.
Susanne Pucovsky was walking southbound on Concesson 6 just south of County Road 8 when she was struck by a southbound vehicle shortly before 6 p.m., said police. She was rushed with serous injuries to Hotel-Dieu Grace Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
Katherine Pucovsky, one of the victim’s elder sisters, said that Susanne was walking to the home of friends of the family to deliver a gift.
Susanne had just finished babysitting for the family friends. She’d returned home to collect a jar of honey for them. Her last words to her parents were that she’d be back soon.
“The last thing she said was ‘I’ll be back, really quick,’” Katherine said. “She left the door open and was in a rush.”
Katherine said Susanne walked the county roads often. Their mother had offered to drive her, but Susanne said she’d rather walk. “She loved to go walking,” Katherine said.
“She was in such a hurry, she just wanted to get there and give (the gift) . . . my mother did really want to drive her.”
Katherine described Susanne — the youngest of eight siblings — as an open, loving person whose Christian faith was among the most important things in her life.
“Serving her God was her biggest talent.”
Amherstburg police remain tight-lipped about the collision on the dark road. When spokeswoman Const. Joan Lovell was asked Tuesday afternoon if charges are pending, she only replied that the investigation is continuing.
Katherine said the family was told by police that the vehicle was travelling at a high speed, and it had a female driver.
“We send our love and support towards (the driver and her family), too,” Katherine said. “I know it’s not easy for them as well.”
Police say alcohol was not a factor in the crash that killed the Grade 12 General Amherst High School student.
Amherstburg police Const. Fred Adair said at the scene Monday he didn’t know if the vehicle was speeding when it struck the pedestrian.
“The only thing we do know is that a pedestrian has been struck by a fast-moving vehicle that was travelling southbound, presumably fast," he said at the time.
The speed limit on that stretch is 80 km/h.
“Even based on normal speed, that’s a high rate of speed to be struck,” he said.
There are no streetlights on the road, and the stretch blocked off by emergency vehicles Monday night was largely void of homes that might illuminate it.
“It’s not well lit, that’s for sure. It’s a concession road, so it doesn’t have a lot of light," said Adair.
Along the edge of the pavement is a narrow strip of gravel about 60 centimetres wide that descends into a grassy ditch.
Officers searched the side of the road with flashlights for clues that would indicate exactly where the pedestrian was hit.
"We're looking for evidence of the location of the collision. We know where the person was found,” said Adair.
Police were awaiting the arrival of the collision reconstruction crew Monday night to help determine the cause of the collision and whether charges would be laid. The driver of the vehicle was still on the scene talking to police an hour and a half after the pedestrian collision occurred.
Family of Susanne have created a Facebook Group in her memory. Called In Loving Memory Of Susanne Pucovsky, the public group is available to those with Facebook accounts to leave condolences and share memories.
Source: Windsor Star
Teenage pedestrian killed in Amherstburg collision
ONTARIO - A 17-year-old girl struck by a vehicle while walking on a dark Amherstburg road Monday evening has died from her injuries.
The girl was walking southbound on Concesson 6 just south of County Road 8 when she was struck by a southbound vehicle shortly before 6 p.m., said police.
She was rushed with serous injuries to Hotel-Dieu Grace Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
Police continue to investigate and said alcohol was not a factor in the crash.
Amherstburg police Const. Fred Adair said at the scene Monday he didn’t know if the vehicle was speeding when it struck the pedestrian.
“The only thing we do know is that a pedestrian has been struck by a fast-moving vehicle that was travelling southbound, presumably fast," he said at the time.
The speed limit on that stretch is 80 km/h.
“Even based on normal speed, that’s a high rate of speed to be struck,” he said.
There are no streetlights on the road, and the stretch blocked off by emergency vehicles Monday night was largely void of homes that might illuminate it.
“It’s not well lit, that’s for sure. It’s a concession road, so it doesn’t have a lot of light," said Adair.
Along the edge of the pavement is a narrow strip of gravel about 60 centimetres wide that descends into a grassy ditch.
Officers searched the side of the road with flashlights for clues that would indicate exactly where the pedestrian was hit.
"We're looking for evidence of the location of the collision. We know where the person was found,” said Adair.
Police were awaiting the arrival of the collision reconstruction crew Monday night to help determine the cause of the collision and whether charges would be laid. The driver of the vehicle was still on the scene talking to police an hour and a half after the collision occurred.
Police wouldn’t reveal the name or age of the victim “to protect the family,” Adair said Monday night.
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