A woman has been charged with impaired driving causing death after a fatal two-vehicle crash in southeastern Saskatchewan.
Estevan RCMP said the crash between a westbound SUV and a southbound car happened late Saturday evening at the intersection of highways 18 and 39 west of Bienfait, Sask.
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The 35-year-old driver of the car, Bisho Kalappurakkal of Estevan, was declared dead at the scene.
A passenger in the car was taken to hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
The 58-year-old driver of the SUV, Debra Hamann of Bienfait, is charged with impaired driving causing death, driving over .08 causing death and dangerous driving causing death.
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She is scheduled to make her next appearance in Estevan provincial court on the morning of Aug. 14.
A Gofundme page has been set up to help raise money to send Kalappurakkal’s body back to India and to help with funeral costs. It has raised over $38 thousand dollars as of Monday morning.
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