Manslaughter charge laid after Winnipeg woman run over by truck
More criminal charges, including manslaughter, have been laid against a 37-year-old man whose common-law wife was allegedly pushed from a cargo truck and run over at a Winnipeg intersection.
Keith Ryan Thompson was previously charged with criminal negligence, driving while impaired causing death and failing to remain at the scene of an accident, following the incident at 2:30 a.m. on Aug. 27, 2014.
Jennie Lynda Lee Graves, 35, was rushed in critical condition to hospital, where she died shortly afterwards.
Police said Graves was a passenger in the moving truck when she got into an argument with Thompson. At some point, while the vehicle was still in motion, Graves was pushed out and onto the pavement near the intersection of St. Anne's and St Mary's roads, police said.
She was then hit by the rear wheels of the truck as it drove on for several blocks before stopping. A witness followed the vehicle and brought Thompson back to the scene, police said.
Thompson, who has been in custody since his arrest, was further charged this week with manslaughter and failing to stop at the scene of an accident involving death.
