Fort Sask. woman tragically killed in police incident well-known community pillar
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The woman who was killed in a police pursuit that resulted in a crash on Saturday has been identified as Kassandra Gartner of Fort Saskatchewan.
The woman who was killed in a police pursuit that resulted in a crash on Saturday has been identified as Kassandra Gartner of Fort Saskatchewan.
Mounties were attempting to stop a U-Haul truck that had reportedly rammed a police cruiser on Saturday evening when they laid a tire deflation device in the area of 50 Street and Highway 814 in Beaumont.
Gartner, 45, who was not involved in the police pursuit, got out of her SUV after hitting the tire deflation device, and was struck and killed by the U-Haul, Mounties say.
On Monday, Fort Saskatchewan Mayor Gale Katchur remembered Gartner for her work as executive director of the Fort Saskatchewan Food Bank.
"When we heard the news that Kassandra was the victim in Saturday night's collision, it was a shock to myself and to all of our community. She is well known in the community and a pillar within our community," Katchur told CTV News Edmonton.
"She was a very dynamic person who saw that there was a need for the food bank to expand to grow and to be able to meet the needs of the community."
Katchur said Gartner started as a volunteer at the food bank, before being elected to the board and ultimately being offered the position of executive director.
