A 27-year-old woman has been killed after being struck by a U-Haul truck in east-Windsor.
Windsor police were called to the 4700 block of Tecumseh Road East shortly before 7 p.m. Saturday.
Police say their investigation determined that a truck drove onto the sidewalk, struck a pedestrian, and crashed into a commercial building.
The pedestrian was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The area was closed for several hours while members of the Windsor Police Collision Reconstruction and Forensic Identification Units processed the scene.
During a search of the rental truck, officers located and seized a loaded firearm.
The driver, a 28-year-old woman, was arrested and has been charged with:
- Possession of a loaded firearm
- Possession of a firearm with an altered serial number
- Possession of a firearm with no licence
- Occupying a motor vehicle with a firearm
- Occupying a motor vehicle with a prohibited device
- Possession of a prohibited device
- Careless storage of a firearm
The investigation is ongoing and additional charges are anticipated, police say.
Police are asking for witnesses or anyone with video footage to come forward by calling the Traffic Enforcement Unit at 519-945-9645 ext. 223.
