At 4:45 p.m. last Saturday, Stettler RCMP, Stettler Regional Fire Department and Stettler EMS responded to a 911 call of a motor vehicle collision, 10 miles south of Stettler, on Highway 56.
When investigators arrived, the 27-year-old male driver from Edmonton was observed lying on the grass beside the F-150 pickup truck, with two bystanders assisting him.
The passenger, a male in his 20s, remained inside the truck and required Fire Rescue to extract him from the wreckage.
Investigation determined that the truck was being driven northbound, drifted into the east shoulder and drove a few hundred metres off of the road. The Ford truck then came back across the road and into the west ditch, where it rolled multiple times before resting on the passenger side.
EMS transported the driver to the Stettler hospital and the passenger had to be driven directly to Red Deer Hospital because of more serious injuries.
Alcohol or drugs weren’t believed to be a factor, but excess speed might be determined as a cause.
The rollover remains under police investigation.
At 9:51 a.m. Saturday, Stettler EMS, Stettler Regional Fire Department and Stettler RCMP responded to a 911 call reporting a three-vehicle collision on the west side of the Erskine overpass.
The investigation determined that vehicles were stopped at the red light on the bridge and the 39-year-old male driver of a Ford Ranger from Yorkton, Sask., didn’t notice the stoppage.
The Ranger crashed into a Volkswagen Jetta, sending it into the rear of a Toyota Sienna van.
The 74-year-old female driver of the Volkswagen was the lone person taken to the Stettler hospital and released a few hours later with minor injuries.
The driver of the Ford Ranger was issued a violation ticket for careless driving, as he reported that he didn’t notice any of the construction signs.
It’s the third collision responded to in that construction zone since renovations were initiated.
— RCMP Report