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A driver who struck an 88-year-old Bradford, Ont., woman who was using a mobility walker, throwing her 10 metres into a ditch, has been fined $2,500. Maliha Ahmed pleaded guilty in the Ontario Court of Justice to careless driving causing death for striking Gisela Gutsche as she was walking along Sideroad 10 on Sept. 30, 2024, from her retirement home to fetch some medicine. “This case arises from a momentary lapse of attention with catastrophic consequences. Ms. Gutsche’s death was a profound and avoidable tragedy,” Justice Craig A. Brannagan wrote in a recent decision. “The loss...