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Speed, alcohol factors in fatal weekend crash: Calgary police

A man in his 40s was killed in a single-vehicle crash in northwest Calgary on Feb. 22, 2020. Global News

Calgary police confirmed Monday that speed and alcohol were factors in a fatal single-vehicle crash over the weekend.

On Saturday, Feb. 22 at 11:45 p.m., a white Mazda A3i was speeding east on 112 Avenue N.W., police said.

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Investigators believe the driver lost control at a curve in the road, went over an embankment and flew over the southbound lanes of Sarcee Trail and a second embankment. The Mazda landed in the Home Depot parking lot, hit a parked commercial truck and stopped.

The driver, a man in his 40s, was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

The Calgary Police Service Traffic Reconstruction Unit closed roads as it investigated.

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If you have information about the collision, call the CPS Traffic Section at 403-567-4000 or contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online.

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