Police investigate speed, alcohol as possible factors in Stoney crash
Posted Aug 13, 2019 1:46 pm.
Last Updated Aug 13, 2019 1:49 pm.
CALGARY – (660 NEWS) Police are providing more information into a serious crash, which shut down Stoney Trail on Monday night.
READ MORE: Stoney Trail crash sends five people to hospital
Police say speed and alcohol were possible factors in the collision that sent five people to hospital.
We are investigating a serious collision that occurred yesterday on Stoney Trail. Excessive speed and alcohol are being investigated as factors in this collision. #yyc https://t.co/j5MbnRthGO
— Calgary Police (@CalgaryPolice) August 13, 2019
At around 10:00 p.m., the driver of a blue Subaru Impreza was merging onto westbound Stoney trail from 52nd Street when his car was rear-ended by a white Ford F-350.
The truck then careened off the road and rolled onto its roof.
The 50-year-old driver of the pickup suffered life-threatening injuries.
Three passengers in the truck, a 37-year-old man, a 23-year-old man, and an 18-year-old man, and the driver of the car, a 31-year-old man had minor injuries.
Police are still investigating and have not yet laid charges.
