B.C. Highway Patrol confirms fatality in 3-vehicle crash on Hwy. 97, pickup driver arrested for alleged impairment

WONOWON, B.C. – A spokesperson for the BC Highway Patrol says dashcam footage and additional witnesses will be needed after a three-vehicle collision northwest of Fort St. John claimed the life of a 27-year-old Alberta man on Monday.

According to a statement from BCHP spokesperson Corporal Michael McLaughlin, police were called to Highway 97 northbound after a head-on collision involving a green Ford F350 pickup and a black Dodge Caravan Monday at around noon.

Cpl. McLaughlin says the force of the initial crash propelled the Ford pickup and the Dodge Caravan into the side of a logging truck.

“This collision was severe. The driver of the black Dodge Caravan, a 27-year-old man from Grande Prairie, Alberta, did not survive,” said Cpl. McLaughlin. “The driver of the F350 has been arrested for impaired operation of a motor vehicle causing death. Police need witnesses and dash-camera video of the events before and after the crash to determine exactly what happened.”