Peel police have charged a 17-year-old from Cleveland, Tenn., after a pedestrian was fatally struck by a car in a Brampton parking lot Friday.

According to police, a male pedestrian was struck by a Toyota Corolla in the parking lot of a Walmart at 30 Coventry Rd. around 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 16.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene. Police arrested a 17-year-old male there and he has been charged with dangerous driving causing death.

The teen cannot be named under the Youth Criminal Justice Act.

Police are asking any witnesses who haven’t come forward to contact investigators with the Major Collision Bureau at (905) 453-2121, ext. 3710 or Peel Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

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