Police have laid charges in connection with a hit-and-run collision that injured three pedestrians in the summer of 2022.
In a news release, Calgary police said they were called to the area of Fourth Street S.W. in between Sixth Avenue and Seventh Avenue S.W. on Aug. 27, 2022, for a hit-and-run involving pedestrians.
A four-door sedan was travelling north in the right lane. As it passed through Seventh Avenue S.W., it struck a parked and unoccupied car and mounted the curb, sideswiping the passenger-side of another parked SUV, according to police.
The sedan then struck three pedestrians, all in their early 20s, who were standing near the SUV.
One of the pedestrians was thrown approximately 12 metres. They sustained serious, life-altering injuries. The two other pedestrians received minor injuries.
The vehicle also hit a parking sign, a bike rack and a photo radar pole. It eventually came to a stop at Sixth Avenue S.W.
The driver then fled on foot, police said.
Following investigation, police charged 28-year-old Ashton Shaneil Prasad with several offences. However, by 2024, seven of the charges were withdrawn.
Prasad still faced one court of failure to stop after an accident, but that charge was stayed on March 28, 2025.
