Alcohol believed to be factor in fatal Strathcona County crash
A 65-year-old Lac Ste. Anne County resident was killed in a crash in Strathcona County on Tuesday.
Their vehicle was one of two that collided on Township Road 554 at Range Road 214 around 6:30 p.m.
The driver of the other vehicle, a 42-year-old Spruce Grove resident, was hospitalized with injuries that were described by RCMP as not life threatening.
"Alcohol is believed to be a factor in this collision and an investigation is underway with the 42-year-old surviving driver," Mounties said in a Wednesday news release.
Correction
This story has been edited to correct the location and time of the crash from a.m., as initially reported by RCMP, to p.m.
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