A 75-year-old Markham woman has been charged with careless driving after video surfaced showing the driver of a Mercedes SUV hitting a cyclist at a crosswalk before speeding over the median and driving into oncoming traffic, avoiding further incident.

The video, shot Nov. 21, shows a grey Mercedes turning right from 14th Avenue onto Warden Avenue, striking the cyclist, who was crossing the road at the crosswalk.

The driver can then been seen speeding off out of sight of the camera.

Although the driver left the scene following the crash, police said the motorist did eventually return.

Anyone with further information on this incident is asked to call police at 1-866-876-5423.

JG Jeremy Grimaldi is a crime and justice reporter for YorkRegion.com and its sister papers. Reach him via email: jgrimaldi@yrmg.com

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