North Bay PoliceCity police have charged a female motorist after a collision between a car and a man on a battery-powered mobility scooter just before 12:30 Wednesday afternoon.

The driver of the car was charged with failing to yield to a pedestrian under the Highway Traffic Act.

Police say the car was turning left onto McKeown from Champlain on a green light when it struck a man who was lawfully crossing the road at a crosswalk.

The man was injured and taken to the hospital.

 

Letter scam alert

Meantime, North Bay Police are warning about a letter scam after two separate complaints of residents receiving such letters addressed to their names in the mail.

The letter writer claims to be an accountant from the United Kingdom who believes the recipient may be the beneficiary of the estate of a deceased millionaire who shares the same family name.

In a release, police say the letter writer claims to be from a London-based company identified as “Mutual Accountant Inc.”, with the following two emails listed: accountmartins@consultant.com or martinsconsultant@aol.com

Police advise people not to contact or send personal information or money to the sender, pointing out this letter is a scam.

If you receive a similar letter and wish to report the scam, contact the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre to report the incident and then simply destroy the letter.

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