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An 87-year-old man faces a charge of driving carelessly causing the death of a pedestrian from a December 2024 collision in west Winnipeg.

An 84-year-old man was hit by a car near Byrd Avenue and Westwood Drive, just south of Portage Avenue, before 5:30 p.m. on Dec. 18, 2024.

The man was taken to hospital in unstable condition and died there.

The driver of the car, who was then 86, stayed at the scene and co-operated with police.

Police arrested the man, now 87, on June 26, they said in a news release on Saturday. He was charged under the Highway Traffic Act and released on an appearance notice.