Elderly woman killed in early morning hit and run

Elderly woman killed in early morning hit and run | iNFOnews.ca
Adam Proskiw
KELOWNA – An elderly woman died as a result of an early morning hit and run in an alley in downtown Kelowna Sunday.
Julie Gillespie, 83, was walking home on Doyle Avenue at around 1:15 a.m. when she was struck by a driver who also lives in the area.
Const. Kris Clark says the woman was found alive but seriously injured and died in hospital at around 2 a.m.
The driver, a 71-year-old Kelowna woman, was arrested around 9 p.m. Sunday night and remains in custody.
Anyone with information that may help police are asked to contact RCMP at 250-762-3300.

Elderly woman killed in early morning hit and run | iNFOnews.ca
The alley in which Julie Gillespie’s, 83, body was found early in the morning on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014. Global Okanagan (with permission)

To contact the reporter for this story, email Adam Proskiw at aproskiw@infotelnews.ca or call 250-718-0428. To contact the editor, email mjones@infotelnews.ca or call 250-718-2724.

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Adam Proskiw

Adam has lived in B.C. most of his life. He was born in the Caribou, grew up in the Okanagan, went to university on Vancouver Island and worked as a news photographer in Vancouver. His favourite stories incorporate meaningful photography and feature interesting, passionate locals. He studied writing at UVic and photojournalism in California. He loves talking tractors, dogs and cameras and is always looking for a good story.


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