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Charge laid in 2022 fatal hit-and-run in Abbotsford

Pedestrian Laurie Brietzke, 47, died in hospital two days after collision
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Laurie Brietzke, 47, was walking on Dec. 16, 2022 in Abbotsford when she was struck by a driver who left the scene. She died in hospital two days later. (Facebook photo)

A charge has been laid in relation to a hit-and-run collision that killed a 47-year-old woman in Abbotsford in December.

According to the provincial court database, Niki Vo (born in 2001) has been charged with failing to remain at the scene of an accident.

The charge was sworn Thursday (May 11) in Abbotsford provincial court.

Laurie Brietzke was walking in the area of Bevan Avenue and Gladwin Road at about 7:45 p.m. on Dec. 16, 2022, when she was struck by a car.

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The driver left the scene, but was located by police shortly after. Police said in a press release the following day that the driver had been identified and was being questioned by police.

Brietzke, a mom of two sons, died of her injuries two days later in hospital. She had recently moved to Abbotsford from Kelowna to be with her fiance.

Vo is scheduled to make her first court appearance on June 19.

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About the Author: Vikki Hopes

I have been a journalist for almost 40 years, and have been at the Abbotsford News since 1991.
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