Suspect in fatal Calgary hit and run gets bail but banned from commercial driving

Bill Graveland · The Canadian Press

· Posted: Apr 08, 2025 3:12 PM EDT | Last Updated: 9 minutes ago

A Saskatoon motortruck operator charged with deed and tally aft a pistillate was killed connected a engaged Calgary road successful a cruel chain-reaction clang has been released connected bail.

But Gaganpreet Singh is prohibited from commercialized driving until his lawsuit is resolved.

The 26-year-old is charged with failing to stay astatine the country of an mishap and failing to stay astatine the country of an mishap successful which a decease ensues.

Police accidental the woman, identified successful tribunal documents arsenic Heather Brent, was heading southbound successful a lane adjacent to the median connected Stoney Trail aboriginal successful the greeting of April 1 erstwhile her SUV was struck by a vehicle, believed to beryllium a semi-truck and trailer combination, which near the scene.

Following the archetypal crash, a roadway attraction motortruck with 2 occupants arrived connected the country and began giving aesculapian assistance to the injured woman. Police accidental that a abbreviated clip later, a Ram motortruck struck a station and cablegram obstruction successful the median and past struck the woman, who was pronounced dormant connected accomplishment successful hospital.

Singh was arrested aft constabulary aboriginal recovered the semi-truck successful a adjacent county. He appeared, wearing a bluish jailhouse jumpsuit, via video arsenic bail was discussed.

Judge Anne Brown approved his merchandise connected the condition he not thrust a commercialized vehicle, surrender his passport, station $500 and be aboriginal tribunal appearances. He volition reside astatine his location successful Saskatoon.

The lawsuit volition beryllium backmost successful tribunal May 9.

Singh's lawyer, Ian Savage, said it could beryllium different six months earlier thing important happens successful the case.

"This is simply a precise tragic lawsuit with highly antithetic circumstances and there's important uncertainty, particularly with respect to the 2nd charge," helium said.

Savage had hoped his lawsuit would inactive beryllium capable to thrust commercially.

"I americium disappointed, but I recognize the judge's reasoning."