RCMP in Inuvik say they have charged a man with one count of impaired driving causing death in connection with a 2021 fatal vehicle collision.
According to a press release, police responded to the single vehicle collision approximately 26 kilometres north of Inuvik on August 8, 2021.
Police said a woman was found dead at the scene. The man was transported to hospital for treatment.
At the hospital, RCMP allege they “formed grounds to believe” the man had been the driver of the vehicle and he was impaired. Police arrested the man and seized samples of his blood for analysis.
RCMP claim toxicology results found the man’s blood alcohol content was at least 80 milligrams of alcohol per 100 milligrams of blood, the minimum concentration for impaired driving charges under the criminal code.
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RCMP said they charged the man, who they did not name, on Tuesday. He is scheduled to appear in Territorial Court in Inuvik on the charge on March 12.
Police are asking anyone with information about the incident to contact the Inuvik detachment at 867-777-1111 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online.
