Victim of alleged drunk driver identified

WINNIPEG – Drunk driving has been blamed for a crash that killed a man on the TransCanada highway just outside Winnipeg Friday morning.

Friends and family identified the man killed as 22-year-old Rob Joubert of Richer, MB.

It happened at 5:00 am east of Winnipeg Friday on Hwy 1, about one mile east of Highway 206. Police say a Chevy Blazer SUV was rear-ended by Ford Explorer SUV. Joubert was killed in the crash.

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The driver of the Explorer suffered “non life threatening injuries” according to RCMP. The 26 year old man is facing charges of Impaired Operation of a Motor Vehicle Causing Death. He’s due in court in Winnipeg in August.

Police didn’t release the name of the man charged. Global News has learned he is also from Richer, a town southeast of Winnipeg.

The west bound lanes of the Trans Canada were closed for several hours Friday morning while officers investigated the crash.