Calgary police have charged a man approximately one year after a fatal pedestrian collision in southeast Calgary.
On Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025, at approximately 7:30 a.m., a 79-year-old woman was walking across Riverbend Drive S.E. when she was struck by a vehicle. She died at the scene from her injuries.
The driver initially left the area, but returned a few hours later and surrendered to police, who then launched a formal investigation into the incident.
On Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026, 22-year-old Tristien Alexander Cheeseman of Calgary was charged with one count of hit and run causing death and one count of driving with an expired license.
Cheeseman is scheduled to make his next court appearance on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026.
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