An 18-year-old Fairview man is facing several charges in connection with a northern Alberta crash in May that left a 16-year-old girl dead.
On Tuesday, RCMP said Zackery Dewitz had been charged with impaired operation of a motor vehicle causing death and dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death.
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At around 4:30 a.m. on May 13, police said officers were called to a crash northeast of Fairview on Township Road 822 near Range Road 31.
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Mounties said the crash sent Dewitz to hospital. The 16-year-old Fairveiw girl was airlifted to hospital where she later died.
Dewitz is scheduled to appear before the Fairview Provincial Courthouse on Nov.23.
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