A Surrey woman has been charged in connection with a hit-and-run of two flaggers in Burnaby last month.
An online video of one of the hit-and-runs shows an SUV stopped in front of a female flagger, trying to merge into single lane traffic on 10th Avenue near Kingsway. The flagger steps in the way to stop the SUV and is then knocked down and run over.
The suspect vehicle fled the scene without stopping, according to Burnaby RCMP, who got the call on June 28 at about 11:30 a.m.
When police arrived, they found two flaggers had actually been hit in the same construction zone.
The first was sent to hospital with a head injury and bruising, according to police, while the other escaped with minor injuries.
Shortly after arriving at the scene, police got a call about a woman assaulting two children, according to Burnaby RCMP Staff Sgt. Maj. John Buis.
“It was learned that the female assault suspect was the driver of the suspect vehicle in the hit and run,” Buis said.
The children were related to the suspect, Buis said, and the Ministry of Children and Family Development were called in and the woman taken into custody.
Brenda Ouma Aregay, 38, has been charged with two counts each of assault with a weapon, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, failing to stop at the scene of an accident and assault.
