Calgary
Family identifies 17-year-old girl killed in Pineridge crash.
The family of a 17-year-old girl killed in a crash in Pineridge on Wednesday says she was just months away from graduating.
Amy Tran, a 12th grader at Lester B. Pearson High School, was walking home after finishing her social studies diploma exam when she was struck by a four-point stop sign at the intersection of Rundlehorn Drive and 26 Avenue N.E.
"She was going home, (and) on her way back, she went through this (intersection), and then I don't know who was driving this crazy car, driving so hard, so fast and 'She was coming from here and you can see, you can tell how far (she was dragged),'" said an emotional Duc Tran, Amy's father.
Duc visited the crash site Thursday with family members to assess exactly how his daughter died.
He was devastated after learning of his daughter's death Wednesday night. "The police came to my house and I was at work at the time and I didn't know anything was going on (and) they told me," he said.
Investigators and firefighters responded to the intersection for reports that a pedestrian had been hit around 1:45 p.m.
A preliminary investigation revealed that a gray 2019 Ford Ecosport, driven by a 75-year-old woman, was traveling south on Rundlehorn Drive when it struck the teenager.
Tran was in a marked crosswalk on 26th Avenue N.E. when she was struck.
Firefighters helped free Tran, who was pinned under the vehicle, but she was pronounced dead at the scene.
Tran's older sister, who did not want to be identified, said she was in disbelief over her sister's death. "We were very close," he said.
"The officer told me he probably died instantly, so there was no pain." »
The driver was not injured and remained at the scene.
Speed and alcohol do not appear to be factors in the crash, but police are investigating whether the driver failed to obey a stop sign.
Tran's sister said Amy had just been accepted into the University of Calgary's electrical engineering program.
Amy Tran was a 12th grader at Lester B. Pearson High School. (Sent)
She said she was proud of what her sister had accomplished and was excited to do Amy's makeup for her graduation this year.
"I felt like I should have left class to go pick her up or something," she said.
"We walked home like that every day, from seventh grade for me, to senior, and even for him. I usually walked home with a group of friends."
But Tran's sister said Amy's friends had all finished their exams and chosen other transportation options on Wednesday, which is why she walked alone. "They either pick them up (their friends) or take the bus and then on the way back they saw that this intersection was blocked," he said.
"Yesterday when I came back from my classes, I saw that it was blocked too." I didn't know. »
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