15-year-old girl fatal victim of impaired driver [Video]

A 15-year-old girl was the victim of a fatal collision involving an impaired driver on Friday night in Brampton, police say.

Peel Regional Police (PRP) said that at this point in the investigation, they believe that the girl was walking with her friend at around 8 p.m. when the accused turned left from McLaughlin Road onto Horwood Drive and collided with another vehicle.

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The collision caused one of the vehicles to mount the sidewalk and hit the girl, police said. She was rushed to hospital but succumbed to her injuries.

Police said the victim’s friend was treated by paramedics for minor injuries on scene.

The driver of the vehicle, 36-year-old Mandeep Singh of Mississauga, was arrested and charged, according to police.

Officers said he is facing charges including for refusing to comply with a demand for the approved roadside screening device, and dangerous operation of a vehicle causing death.

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