The incident happened early Thursday morning on Fourth Street NE between Bedfield Gate and Huntstrom Drive. Emergency crews were called to the scene just before 2am to find the woman dead on the grass. No one was taken to hospital. Sgt. Steve Campbell says investigators believe the victim was southbound on Fourth Street with another pedestrian when he was struck by a southbound vehicle. The driver, a man in his 20s, remained at the scene and was arrested and released. “He was arrested for dangerous driving,” Campbell said. “We are currently investigating speed and alcohol.” “We believe the pedestrian was traveling with another pedestrian at the time — possibly on skateboards — coming from Beddington and traveling south on Fourth Street. We believe they were just traveling along the curb line on the road. “There’s no sidewalk,” Campbell added. “The other person is very upset.” “Fortunately, this is not an incident where two pedestrians were hit. Fortunately the other pedestrian was not injured.” Campbell said police are investigating whether the pair were skateboarding or walking on their skateboards. “Right now our reconstruction unit is investigating the dynamics of what happened to the vehicle, what might have caused it to go off the road and re-enter the road,” Campbell said. Calgary police closed a stretch of Fourth Street NE in both directions for their investigation. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call the Calgary Police Service non-emergency line at 403-266-1234 or contact Crime Stoppers anonymously.
