A Mt Maunganui truck driver has appeared in court in relation to the death of an elderly pedestrian in Hamilton.
Alfred Grant Price was remanded without plea after a brief appearance in the Hamilton District Court this morning on one charge of careless driving causing the death of 91-year-old Margaret Stewart on December 21, last year.
Stewart was walking across a traffic-light controlled pedestrian crossing with her walker on Ruakura Rd about 11.15am when she was allegedly hit by the Toll truck Price was driving.
![Alfred Price was allegedly the driver of a Toll truck, pictured, which struck elderly pedestrian Margaret Stewart on Ruakura Rd, Hamilton, last year. Photo / File](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/LWUJ43ICE7GZJ2KV3NFRO5K55U.jpg?auth=eb2202069c5b1d6e76695819bc7e14d1095e1fc84ab77c613b7fa3e03e3983df&width=16&height=12&quality=70&smart=true)
She died of her injuries at the scene - outside the Hilda Ross Retirement Village where she was a resident.