Greg Heuser of Hinton apprehended for Edmonton impaired hit-and-run

Source: iNews880.com

ALBERTA - A man from Hinton is facing a long list of charges in the wake of a hit and run incident from the weekend.

Just before 10:00PM, Saturday night, police say a 19-year-old girl was crossing 170th Street at 114 Avenue when she was hit by an SUV, that ran a red light. The teen was dragged by the vehicle for several metres before she was able to free herself.

A witness got a good look at the SUV before it sped off and police were able to track down a driver at a nearby hotel.

The pedestrian survived the incident and was taken to hospital with several broken bones.

Greg Heuser, 49, was charged with dangerous operation causing bodily harm, impaired operation of a motor vehicle, operating a motor vehicle over 80mgs/100ml, causing bodily harm, criminal hit and run, and failure to stop for a pedestrian in a crosswalk.