A man has been charged with impaired and dangerous driving after a head-on crash on Deerfoot Trail early Sunday morning.
A Subaru Impreza was heading in the wrong direction in the northbound lanes near the Beddington Trail exit when it slammed into a Honda Civic with three women inside it, police said.
Police said the 30-year-old driver of the Honda and her two passengers remained in serious condition in hospital Monday afternoon.
The driver of the Subaru was not injured. He was arrested at the scene.
Khoa Dang Nguyen, 29, is charged with three counts each of driving over the legal limit, impaired driving causing bodily harm and dangerous driving causing bodily harm.
Tracy Franklin is the former president of the Calgary chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving. Her daughter, Daylene, was killed by a drunk driver. She said even though the women survived Sunday’s crash, the road to recovery will be long.
“It’s a different journey that their life is now going to take,” Franklin said. “It’s not the same that it was and it never will be again.”
Franklin said when she heard about the crash on Sunday, sadly, she wasn’t surprised.
“It’s so preventable and that’s what’s so frustrating about it – it doesn’t have to happen.”
Anyone with information is asked to call the Calgary Police Traffic Section at 403-567-4000. The investigation is ongoing.
Watch below from March 5: Three women were taken to hospital, one in life-threatening condition, following an early morning crash on Deerfoot Trail Sunday. Police said an impaired driver allegedly drove down the wrong side of the highway. He was arrested and multiple charges are pending. Kim Smith reports.
With files from Kim Smith
Comments