The RCMP reported that a man was arrested in connection with a fatal crash near Three Hills, Alta. which killed two people.
The collision occurred on Highway 21, north of Trohu, on Friday (June 17th).
According to investigators, two cars were traveling north on Highway 21 when the second one bypassed the first, causing it to cross the center line, where it was hit by an oncoming semi-truck.
Police found the two passengers in the first car, a 20-year-old woman and a 21-year-old man, dead when they arrived.
Richard Douglas Bell, 42, of Elnor, Alta. is charged with the following crimes:
- Dangerous operation causing death;
- Impaired operation causing death;
- Impaired operation of a motor vehicle; and
- Refusal to provide a sample.
Bell has been remanded in custody and is due to appear in a provincial court on June 24.
The city of Three Hills is located about 100 kilometers northeast of Calgary.
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