Charges laid against driver after allegedly hitting unhoused woman inside her tent

A woman has appeared in court to face numerous charges in connection with a car hitting an unhoused woman in a Campbell River alley last year.

The incident happened in November 2024, after a woman sleeping in a homeless encampment behind the Harbourside Inn was seriously injured by a car.

38-year-old Amberlee Joan Herman has been charged with two counts of impaired operation causing bodily harm, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, assault with a weapon, and uttering threats.

Herman was located at the scene and arrested at the time of the incident, and an investigation was launched.

Herman had her first court appearance on May 26, and will next appear in court on June 16 at 9:00 a.m.

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