A St. Albert man is facing numerous charges, including manslaughter, in connection with a fatal crash on March 12.
Michael Beverly Gress, 36, is facing 12 charges including:
– Manslaughter;
– Dangerous driving causing death;
– Dangerous driving causing bodily harm (x3);
– Impaired driving causing death;
– Impaired driving causing bodily harm (x3);
– Fail to stop at scene of an accident;
– Breach of condition (x2).
The three-vehicle crash killed a 29-year-old Edmonton man and sent several others to hospital. It happened near 167 Avenue and 59A Street at about 1:30 a.m.
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A Chevrolet Cavalier was hit from behind by a Dodge Avenger travelling at a high rate of speed, police said. The force of that collision sent the Cavalier spinning into the eastbound lanes, where it collided with an oncoming Mitsubishi Lancer.
The male passenger of the Cavalier was thrown from the vehicle and died on scene, after paramedics tried to revive him. Meanwhile, the driver was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
The Cavalier collided a second time with the westbound Avenger, before both vehicles came to a halt on a nearby boulevard.
The driver and passenger of the Lancer were taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries, while the driver of the Avenger suffered minor injuries.
The driver of the Avenger was not injured and police allege he ran away.
With files from Shallima Maharaj, Global News
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