Crown prosecutors couldn’t prove a Calgary man was the driver of a vehicle involved in the hit-and-run death of 27-year-old Alek Athiebiok (Aloka) Akot in 2022.
On Oct. 21, Justice J.D. Sawa of the Alberta Court of Justice acquitted Hani Salama, the registered owner of the black Mercedes Benz that the court heard was the vehicle that ran down the mother while she was in a marked crosswalk in Forest Lawn.
In his reasons, released on Nov. 25, Sawa said prosecutors did not prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Salama was behind the wheel at the time of the crash.
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At about 7:55 p.m. on Oct. 27, 2022, Akot was struck by a vehicle while crossing at the intersection of 17 Avenue and 44 Street S.E.
The driver of the vehicle did not remain …