Senior who killed woman while backing up charged

A 70-year-old woman is facing two charges for running over and killing a pedestrian while backing out of her driveway in northwest Calgary in July.

Sharon LynneShwed, 70,is now facing one count each of careless driving and unsafe backing, police said Friday.

Shwed was backing her Honda CRV out of a driveway in the 100 block ofHawkwoodDrive N.W. the morning of July 28 when she struckAdrien Gottli, a 56-year-old woman who was walking her dog.

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Gottlispent more than a week in hospital after suffering a severe brain injury.

She died on Aug. 8 afterbeing removed from life support.

Police said speed and alcohol are not considered factors.

Gottli walked her dog along the street regularly, her husbandLaszlo Gottlisaid at the time. She had three children and six grandchildren.

"She was very fit. She exercised, taking the dog out twoor threetimes a day," he said.

"She did yoga. She was a vegetarian and watched what she ate."

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Calgary resident Adrien Gottli died in hospital after being hit by an SUV backing out of a driveway across a public sidewalk.

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