Man charged in crash deaths of 2 women who pulled over to save a turtle
The two women had pulled their car over to help a turtle in the roadway
A man has now been charged in the deaths of two women hit by a car after they stopped to assist a turtle cross the road last spring.
The women, sisters in their 60s, were killed when they were struck by a car on May 18 on Charing Cross Road.
Police now say that a a 24-year-old man from Raleigh Township has been charged with two counts of careless driving causing death. He will appear in court on Dec. 17.
"The Chatham-Kent Police extend their heartfelt condolences to the families affected by this tragedy during this difficult time," police said in a statement.
"They always saved everything. From a little bird to a tree... It was always their nature to help any living thing," Dorothy Suliga said of her mother Teresa and aunt Elizabeth Seremak in an interview in May.
With files from Dalson Chen