Hamilton police have laid charges in a 'terrible' December crash that saw a man killed while crossing the road and passerby loot through his spilled Food Basics grocery bags.

The fatal collision happened a few days after Christmas 2019, on Dec. 28 just after 5 p.m.

The Hamilton Police Collison Reconstruction Unit was brought in to investigate after two people were struck by a motorcycle headed eastbound on Mohawk Road East at Upper Gage. Investigators say the two pedestrians, a mother and adult son, were crossing Mohawk beyond the intersection. Both were using walkers to get across the street with their groceries.

As Berkley James Wood, 68, laid dying in a Good Samaritan's arms, his critically injured mother was motionless nearby, both spread out across three different lanes in the five-lane road.

Det. Const. Jaimi Bannon of the Hamilton police collision reconstruction unit said surveillance footage from homes in the area shows drivers continuing through the collision scene before police arrived, "almost running over the pedestrians again."

Police said people also took evidence from the scene, including a walker, groceries, scratch tickets and personal effects.

Witnesses eventually stood near the injured people to ensure they wouldn't get hit again, she said.

Wood would later die in hospital. Police say the 89-year-old woman continues to slowly recover from her injuries.

"It was terrible," said Abbie McLachlan who stopped to help and held Wood's hand. She saw one man picking out lottery tickets from the spilled bags and yelled at him, which alerted another woman helping out, to stop him.

"How could you even remotely think of doing that?" she said at the time of the inhumane actions.