Police have not laid charges against the driver of the snowmobile that struck 51-year-old Ken Stammers when he was walking in a field near his Transcona home on Thursday.

Officers said charges have not been laid, but police are speaking with the crown about the crash.

After the crash, Neighbour Michelle Metslaar said the crash left pieces of snowmobile strewn around the field.

"It's just very tragic. It shouldn't have happened," she said.

Not long before the crash, Kris White was out with her family in the same field and saw a snowmobiler driving quickly. She recalls telling her son she was worried the driver would hit something.

Snowmobiling anywhere inside the city is illegal. If caught, drivers can be fined $100 to $300.

Police spokesperson Const. Natalie Aitken said the pubic should keep in mind that snowmobiles are dangerous vehicles.

"These vehicles are motor vehicles and there is a reason why they shouldn't' be operated within city limits," Aitken said.

Neighbours said the threat of fines hasn't stopped snowmobilers and ATV drivers from using in the field.

Jacques Forest said he sees recreational drivers "whipping down the street" and he has complained about it to city officials.

"We phone into the city and they say as long as nobody's been killed—and now somebody's been killed and it's a little too late to do something about it now," Forest said.

In 2010, 44 tickets were issued for snowmobiling inside the City of Winnipeg.