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Niagara police charge driver after SUV hit and killed migrant worker

The driver who hit and killed migrant worker Fermin Soto Sanchez in June was charged on Wednesday, with careless driving causing death, according to police. 

51-year-old woman faces careless driving charges

Aura Carreño Rosas · CBC News ·
Fermin Soto Sanchez worked at Spring Valley Gardens in St. Catharines for more than 10 years. The migrant worker, whose family lives in Mexico, died after being hit by an SUV on June 13 while walking home. (Submitted by Alfonso Ramos)

Niagara police have charged a 51-year-old woman over two months after a white Ford Edge hit three migrant workers, killing one.

Fermin Soto Sanchez was reportedly walking his bike along Seventh Street in St. Catharines on June 13 with his two co-workers and friends, Alfonso Ramos and Francisco Cordova, when they were hit. 

Ramos and Cordova were hurt but Soto Sanchez was pronounced dead later that day.

The driver was charged Wednesday with careless driving, careless driving causing bodily harm and careless driving causing death. 

Soto Sanchez was a migrant worker from Mexico, according to family and friends.

He had been going back and forth between Canada and his home in Michoacán for at least 10 years.

Cordova and Ramos were also from Mexico and remember Soto Sanchez as a good friend and a "great cook." 

Soto Sanchez had a wife and three children back in Mexico.

The 51-year-old driver was released on a summons and will appear in court on Sept. 13, according to police.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Aura Carreño Rosas

Freelance reporter, CBC Hamilton

Aura Carreño Rosas is a Hamilton-based freelance journalist from Venezuela, with a passion for pop culture and unique people with diverse journeys.

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