More than a year after a 59-year-old woman was killed on a morning when several homes were being broken into southwest of Stony Plain, Parkland County RCMP have arrested and charged a local man in connection with the collision that claimed her life.
The fatal overnight two-vehicle crash happened around 4:15 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022, on Highway 770 at Township Road 524 — an intersection near Mink Lake and Carvel.
The woman who died in the crash was from Warburg, located about 45 kilometres down the highway from the crash scene.
The occupants of the second vehicle fled the area.
Police later said the crash was linked to a string of break and enters and stolen vehicles in the area.
Following a lengthy investigation by both the Parkland RCMP’s general investigation section and crime reduction unit, Rudy Bird of the Paul Band First Nation was arrested and charged with the following offences:
- Criminal negligence causing death
- Fail to remain at the scene of a collision causing death
- Operation of a motor vehicle while prohibited
- Possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000
Paul Band is about 10 kilometres directly west of the collision location.
A bail hearing was held and Bird remains in custody. Bird is next scheduled to appear at the Stony Plain courthouse on Oct. 11.
Anyone with any more information about this fatal crash is asked to call RCMP at 825-220-7267. Anonymous tips can be submitted to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or online.
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