Driver, 17, charged in Rocky Ridge pedestrian collision that broke 2 girls' bones

A 17-year-old driver has been charged for failing to yield to pedestrians after he allegedly hit two girls walking in a crosswalk in Rocky Ridge this morning, breaking their bones in the collision.

Police said the girls, aged 11 and 14, are sisters and one suffered a broken leg while the other suffered a broken wrist.

The collision happened around 7:45 a.m. at the intersection ofRocky Ridge Close and Rocky RidgeBoulevard N.W.

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Police said the driver remained at the scene.

Paramedics took the girls to hospital and described their injuries as non-life-threatening.

Heidi Kostick, who lives in the area and was walking nearby shortly after the collision,said she was saddened but not surprised to hear the children had been hit.

"We deal with this type of issue, with pedestrian safety at crosswalks, often in our community," she said.

Kostick said the area needs better lighting and signage at crosswalks, and drivers need to slow down and pay better attention.

"Even as an adult, crossing with my children, I find it difficult," she said.

"We have a lot of speeders. It's also difficult to see in the morning when it's dark, and thengoing the other way when the sun is risingit's difficult to see."

Second pair of kids hit

It's the second time in less than a month that a pair of kids has been struckduring the morning commute in Calgary.

On Nov. 20around7:30 a.m, a brother and sisterwere walking in a crosswalk in Beddington Heights andsuffered serious injurieswhen they werehitby the driver of a pickup truck.

That driver fled the scene and has yet to be caught by police.