WATCH ABOVE: A 21-year-old woman is dead after a crash near Whyte Avenue and 99 Street. Lisa Wolansky reports.
EDMONTON — A 30-year-old man died in hospital Tuesday, nearly one month after the car he was driving crashed into an apartment building on Whyte Avenue, killing the female passenger inside.
Speed and alcohol are believed to have played a role in the July 8 rollover that left a 21-year-old woman dead.
Police were called to Whyte Avenue near 99 Street shortly after 2 a.m., where they discovered an eastbound car had lost control and collided with trees, before rolling into the awning of the Red Lion apartment building at 9845 – 82 Ave.
Two people were inside the upside-down vehicle, police said. The female passenger was killed, while the 30-year-old male driver was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
On Thursday, police said the 30-year-old driver died of his injuries.
There have been 19 traffic fatalities in 17 collisions in Edmonton this year.
*Editor’s Note: This story was originally published on Wednesday, July 8, 2015. It was updated on Thursday, August 6 to include details of the driver’s death.
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