Purple Deer, Alta., RCMP are investigating a crash that occurred on Tuesday at 5:01 a.m. on Freeway 2A between Township Street 391 and Township Street 272 involving a reportedly stolen automobile that left one man lifeless.
When police arrived on the scene, the motive force and sole occupant of one of many vehicles, a Ford Focus, was lifeless. He has been recognized as a 74-year-old Lacombe resident.
The 2 individuals within the different automobile, a Lincoln MKZ, have been discovered close by and went to the hospital, the place they have been handled for non-life-threatening accidents.
Mounties say the Lincoln they have been driving was reported stolen throughout a carjacking on March 7 in Purple Deer and so they discovered a loaded SKS rifle in a ditch, which they imagine was discarded by the motive force after the crash.
“Though early into the investigation, preliminary proof signifies that the deceased was driving the Focus southbound after they crossed over the centre line into northbound visitors hanging the MKZ head on. These are early reviews and are topic to vary,” Purple Deer RCMP mentioned in an announcement Wednesday.
Tyler Tyrone Palmantier, a 44-year-old resident of Purple Deer, has been charged with possession of stolen property over $5,000, possession of a managed substance (methamphetamine) and three counts of weapons offences.
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Palmantier stays in police custody. His subsequent courtroom date is Wednesday on the Alberta courtroom of justice in Purple Deer. The passenger within the Lincoln MKZ was launched with out costs.
Police say the investigation into this incident is ongoing and costs may very well be up to date.
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