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Driver arrested on suspicion of hitting, killing ‘Big Brother’ contestant’s grandma on her way to watch final
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GooglePolice say they have arrested a suspect after an elderly woman was hit by a vehicle in Or Akiva last night, saying it was suspected that the 19-year-old driver was under the influence of drugs while driving.
Yesterday, 77-year-old Sara Cherkasov was killed while crossing a sidewalk on her way to watch her grandson take part in the final of reality show “Big Brother.”
Cherkasov was en route to a public screening in the city.
The immediate family of “Big Brother” contestant Erez Isakov was already at the television studio when they heard about the deadly collision, the Ynet news site reports.
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