Allegations related to an early morning incident in the city’s northeast on Jan. 28 that left a teenage girl seriously injured
The lawyer for a Calgary youth charged in connection with a near-deadly hit and run involving a female pedestrian is awaiting disclosure before proceeding with the case, court heard Friday.
Defence counsel Curtis Mennie asked youth court Justice Lillian McLellan to adjourn his client’s case to Aug. 9, so the prosecution can provide him with details of the allegations against his client.
Mennie initially suggested a two-week adjournment, but Crown prosecutor Scott Wilson said that probably would not have been sufficient time for a disclosure package to be produced.
The youth was to make his first court appearance Friday, but Mennie told McLellan that his client and his mother had to travel to Edmonton for a funeral.
At the lawyer’s suggestion, McLellan issued a “warrant to hold,” which won’t be released by the court to have the accused arrested unless he fails to make his next appearance or signs a designation of counsel by that time to allow Mennie to appear on his behalf.
The teen is alleged to have been behind the wheel around 4:10 a.m. on Jan. 28, when a collision occurred near the intersection of 22nd Avenue and the 100 block of Pinemill Mews N.E.
According to a police news release at the time of the teen’s arrest in late May, “it is believed a dispute occurred between the occupants of a vehicle and a 16-year-old female pedestrian.
“The driver attempted to leave while the pedestrian was holding onto the vehicle. The pedestrian fell and was subsequently run over by the vehicle,” police said.
“The driver and other occupants checked on the pedestrian. but then returned to the vehicle and left the scene. The pedestrian sustained serious, life-threatening injuries and was transported to hospital in critical condition.”
Police said the victim was continuing to recover from her injuries at home.
Because both the accused and victim were minors at the time, neither can be identified under provisions of the Youth Criminal Justice Act.