Pedestrian injured in St. Boniface hit-and-run

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A woman in her 40s was rushed to hospital after she was found lying in a busy St. Boniface intersection Friday afternoon — the third hit-and-run on city streets in a week.

The victim was found in the intersection of Marion Avenue and Archibald Street at approximately 3 p.m. Friday, the Winnipeg Police Service said in a news release Saturday morning. She was rushed to hospital and is now in stable condition.

Police said the woman was the victim of a hit-and-run. No arrests have been made, police said Saturday.

Friday’s crash is the third hit-and-run on city streets in a week — and the third involving a pedestrian this month.

On Oct. 16, Shannon Joan Marie Romaniuk, 24, was killed after she was struck at the intersection of Portage Avenue and Berry Street around 11:30 p.m. Emergency crews found Romaniuk lying in the road, but the vehicle that struck her had fled, police said. No arrests have been made in the case, police confirmed Saturday.

“Rest easy Shannon, you were such a good friend to those around you…,” read a comment posted to Facebook last week.

On the same day, just 18 hours earlier, a hit-and-run at Sargent Avenue and Empress Street claimed the life of an 81-year-old woman.

Corazon Manguerra and a 45-year-old man were found trapped in their SUV after their vehicle was hit by an older model Dodge Caravan, which fled the scene, police said. Manguerra was rushed to hospital, where she died. The man was taken to hospital and treated for his injuries. Police said no arrests have been made.

“Along with the incident that occurred (Friday), we continue to actively investigate other recent hit-and-runs,” police said in an email statement Saturday. “There are no updates to provide regarding those investigations.”

Jim Aitkenhead, 78, also died after he was hit on Osborne Street outside of his retirement home, Fred Tipping Place, just before 10 p.m. on Oct. 9.

Officers met with the vehicle’s driver, a woman in her 80s, who remained at the scene, police said. No charges have been announced in the case.

So far this year, 10 pedestrians have been killed in collisions, compared with a total of six in 2021, according to police data.

Anyone with information about the hit-and-runs is asked to call police at 204-986-7085. Information can also be provided anonymously to Winnipeg Crime Stoppers at 204-786-8477 or winnipegcrimestoppers.org.

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