A Woodstock woman was taken to hospital after a car went onto a sidewalk and crashed into her February 16, 2016. (Photo by Simon Crouch) A Woodstock woman was taken to hospital after a car went onto a sidewalk and crashed into her February 16, 2016. (Photo by Simon Crouch)
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Careless Driving Charge In Blenheim Crash

A 94-year-old Blenheim woman is now facing a careless driving charge after a pedestrian was seriously injured back in February.

Margery McNear, 94, will appear in court on April 27 to answer to the charge.

On February 16, a Chatham woman was leaving a clinic on Talbot St. in Blenheim when a car pulled into a parking spot and failed to stop, smashing into her lower body.

She was initially taken to the Chatham-Kent Health Alliance then transferred to a London hospital, where she remains, more than a month and a half later.

Sources tell BlackburnNews.com the victim is undergoing surgery to have her right leg amputated above the knee on April 1. She will use a wheelchair to get around and be in recovery for several months.

The 94-year-old was also taken to hospital the day of the crash as a precaution and later released.

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