KALYAN Trivedi is before the courts. Toronto Police photo.
A motorist who fled on foot following a fatal collision on the Gardiner Expressway has been arrested by Toronto Police.
Police said the accused was sought in connection with a deadly collision on October 3, at 1:32 a.m. in the Gardiner Expressway and Islington Avenue area.
He was arrested on October 21.
AUDI like this one was involved in the deadly Gardiner collision.
Detectives from the force’s Traffic Services in a release said a grey Nissan and white Audi R8 were travelling eastbound on the Gardiner at a high rate of speed when police allege the Audi struck the rear of the Nissan.
Police said the impact pushed the Nissan into the median guard rail where the driver lost control of the vehicle and it flipped trapping inside Norma Buendia, 58.
Buendia was transported to hospital with life-threatening injuries. She was pronounced dead in hospital.
Her husband Roberto Carlos, 61, the driver of the Nissan, was more fortunate and sustained non-life-threatening injuries.
Following the collision, the accused allegedly pulled over on the right shoulder of the expressway and fled the scene on foot.
Kalyan Trivedi, 31, of Toronto, has been charged with dangerous operation of a conveyance causing death, dangerous operation of a conveyance causing bodily harm, leave of accident causing death and leave scene of accident causing bodily harm.
He was slated to appear at a Finch Ave. W. court on October 21.