Alok Akot, 27, was killed in October 2022 after she was struck while crossing a street. The driver fled the scene. Hani Salama, 45, is on trial on a charge of hit and run causing death.
Alok Akot, 27, was fatally injured in October 2022 when she was struck while crossing a street. The driver fled the scene. Hani Salama, 45, was on trial on a charge of hit and run causing death but was acquitted Monday. A Calgary man accused of fatally striking a woman with his car and then fleeing the scene has been acquitted of hit-and-run causing death.
But there was no evidence presented during the trial that Salama was in possession of his phone on the night Akot was killed.Calgary man on trial for fatal hit-and-run has previous dangerous driving convictions "Based on the discrepancy with the name in the records I cannot conclude that it was the accused in possession of the phone."
Closed-circuit TV footage from the area at the time showed the Mercedes zooming through the frame. The car struck Akot and then drove away.
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