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After almost two years, a Calgary woman has been handed a conditional sentence and probation after a fatal hit-and-run in a Regina alley in 2023.
On Dec. 2, 2023, at around 1 a.m., Regina Police Service officers were dispatched to the 1100 block of Rae Street.
Upon arrival, officers found a woman lying on the ground at the entrance to an alley. EMS arrived and transported the injured woman to the hospital. She later died as a result of her injuries.
The driver, Victoria Redwood, fled the scene, according to police. Officers investigating the incident were led to Calgary and arrested Redwood on Dec. 22.
She was charged with failure to stop after an accident resulting in death.
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Redwood was interviewed by police two days after the incident and acknowledged hitting garbage bins, but did not initially realize that she had hit a person.
Redwood realized she had hit someone when she returned to the alley, where she “advised bystanders that a woman needed assistance and she then left the scene at the insistence of her boyfriend who had an outstanding warrant,” according to the court.
Ultimately, the 29-year-old, with no criminal record, was charged with leaving the scene of an accident when a death occurred.
She was sentenced by Judge M.T. Beaton in Regina Provincial Court on Nov. 12, 2025.
When it comes to the gravity of the offence, the judge ruled that since Redwood alerted bystanders to the victim, the gravity is decreased.
“However, the gravity of the offence is increased because Ms. Redwood had consumed beverage alcohol prior to driving,” Beaton wrote.
But since Redwood left the scene before police arrived, there was no evidence that Redwood’s ability to drive was impaired by alcohol.
Redwood, who has already been subject to electronic monitoring for the past 22 months, received a 15-month conditional sentence, followed by a 24-month probation order.
For the first nine months, she must stay home for 24 hours a day, unless she has prior written permission.
For the last six months, she must stay at home from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m.
She also cannot possess or consume alcohol, marijuana or drugs that have not been prescribed by a medical doctor.
Redwood is also prohibited from operating any motor vehicle on any street, road, highway or other public place in Canada for a period of two years.
In his decision, Judge Beaton wrote that Redwood is not criminally culpable for causing the victim’s death, “She is culpable for leaving the scene and not giving police a chance to speak to her at that time,” the judge wrote.
“If she had stayed, she may not have been charged with any offence.”
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