Above: Gary Bobrovitz reports on a deadly long weekend on Alberta roads.
CALGARY – Calgary police have released the identity of a 17-year-old girl killed in a collision in the city’s southwest on Sunday evening.
The crash happened in the intersection of 37th Street S.W. and Spruce Meadows Trail S.W. around 9 p.m.
Police say Rachelle Goudy was travelling southbound on 37th Street in a Pontiac G6 and had stopped at a stop sign at Spruce Meadows Trail before continuing through the intersection. While in the intersection, her vehicle was struck by a Dodge Ram travelling westbound on Spruce Meadows Trail.
Goudy was pronounced dead at the scene, while her 18-year-old passenger was taken to hospital in stable condition.
Goudy was the mother of a five-month-old daughter named Nora.
The 49-year-old driver of the Dodge Ram was taken to hospital as a precaution and has since been released.
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Police say speed and alcohol are not considered to be factors in the crash.
Anyone who may have witnessed the collision is asked to contact the Calgary Police Service Traffic Section at 403-567-4000 or Crime Stoppers.
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