Drugs may be factor in fatal crash, police say

Drugs may have played a critical role in a collision that
killed one man Saturday night.

RCMP say that a vehicle being driven by a 19-year-old male
from Calgary allegedly crossed the centre line on the Sea to
Sky Highway and crashed into an oncoming limousine.

The impact caused an explosion and the limousine was engulfed
in flames.

Police say the 54-year-old limo driver, a Lower Mainland
resident, died at the scene.

The Calgary man was taken to hospital with serious
injuries.

Police are investigating the incident and say that drugs
appear to have been a factor.

“This is a terrible tragedy that resulted in the death of an
innocent driver,” said Sgt. Peter Thiessen in the statement
to media. “The family of the deceased victim has been
affected for a lifetime and will never be the same.”

The highway at Function Junction was closed in both
directions for eight hours after the collision and reopened
Sunday morning.

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Drugs may be factor in fatal crash, police say