AUBURN, NY (607NewsNow) – A man is under arrest after a fatal motor vehicle accident in Auburn.

On January 10, Christopher Dewitt was allegedly traveling south on North Street when he failed to stop at a stop signal, crossed into the other lane of traffic and struck and killed a female pedestrian in the crosswalk. It happened just before 1:3o p.m. in the Lansing and North Street intersection. The 31-year-old Dewitt is charged with vehicular manslaughter and DWI – Drugs.

The Auburn Police Department says the investigation is ongoing and more charges are possible. As of Monday afternoon, the deceased pedestrian’s identity has not been released.