Mario Venturo, 59, was killed as he crossed the street in the northwest community of Montgomery on Sept. 4, 2023. The driver of the truck that hit Venturo fled the scene.
A young man who fatally hit a Calgary grandfather with his truck as the victim crossed a dark road late at night told police he “panicked” after striking the 59-year-old, a Calgary judge heard Wednesday during the driver’s guilty plea. A young man who fatally hit a Calgary grandfather with his truck as the victim crossed a dark road late at night told police he "panicked" after striking the 59-year-old, a Calgary judge heard Wednesday during the driver's guilty plea.
Mario Venturo, 59, died after he was struck by a truck driven by Seth Froese, 21, who pleaded guilty Wednesday to a charge of hit and run causing death Details of the incident come from an agreed statement of facts read aloud by prosecutor Sheldon Ostopowich as part of the plea negotiated with defence lawyer Curtis Mennie.
On Sept. 4, 2023, Venturo was hit by the truck as he walked across 16th Avenue in the northwest community of Montgomery.An EMS supervisor happened to be in the area and provided immediate care to the victim, but Venturo was pronounced dead about 20 minutes later.That night, a tree blocked a streetlight and caused a shadow on the road "that may have been a factor in the collision," according to an agreed statement of facts.
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