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Saskatoon man charged with impaired driving in Regina death

A Saskatoon man facing impaired driving causing death charge after a fatal crash in Regina. File / Global News

REGINA – A Saskatoon man is facing charges including impaired driving causing death after a fatal crash in Regina on Sunday.

Regina police said a car being driven southbound by 72-year-old Garry Robert Tatham was stopped at the traffic lights on Albert Street at 6th Avenue North when it was rear-ended by a truck.

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Tatham was pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the truck, Brian Okemahwasin, is charged with driving while impaired causing death and dangerous operation of a motor vehicle.

Okemahwasin, 41, made his first appearance in a Regina courtroom on Monday morning.

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