A St. John’s woman is now facing a murder charge after a man struck by a car on August 16 died over the weekend.
The 36-year-old woman, whose name is banned from publication, was originally charged with attempted murder after the incident near the intersection of Mount Royal Avenue and Golf Avenue around 2:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 16.
Police say the suspect vehicle, a grey Honda Civic, left the scene before police arrived.
But the 41-year-old man died of his injuries early Saturday morning, leading police and prosecutors to upgrade the attempted murder charge to second-degree murder.
The woman, who remains in custody, has also been charged with dangerous driving causing death and failing to stop at the scene of a collision.
It’s believed the two people were known to each other.