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Alcohol being investigated as factor in deadly motorcycle crash: Calgary police

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WATCH ABOVE: Calgary police are investigating alcohol as a potential factor in a hit-and-run motorcycle crash on Monday evening. Doug Vaessen has details. – Sep 24, 2019

Police are investigating whether alcohol may have been a factor in a hit-and-run collision in Calgary on Monday evening that killed a motorcyclist.

Emergency crews were called to Peigan Trail and 36 Street Southeast at about 8:30 p.m.

According to police, the driver of an eastbound SUV hit the front corner of a westbound motorcycle while attempting to turn onto northbound 36 Street Southeast.

Police said they were called to a crash at Peigan Trail and 36 Street S.E. at about 8:30 p.m. on Monday night. Michael King/ Global News

The Calgary Police Service said the driver of the motorcycle, a man in his early 50s, was pronounced dead at the scene.

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In a news release, CPS stated the driver of the SUV left the scene but was apprehended a short time later.

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Investigators said a red SUV with front-end damage was discovered in the community of Erin Woods and that charges are pending.

Officers closed the intersection for several hours while they investigated the collision.

– With files from Michael King

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