A 91-year-old is dead after being hit along O’Connell Drive Extension in Corner Brook early this morning.

The incident happened just after midnight in the area of Georgetown Road.

The driver, a 37-year-old man from Benoit’s Cove, is now facing a charge of impaired driving causing death.

His license has been suspended, his vehicle has been impounded, and he was held to see a judge.

Police are asking anyone with information to contact them or Crime Stoppers.

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