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By Josh Hall (Twitter: @Vancan19)

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Alcohol allegedly involved in deadly Calgary crash; Red Deer man charged

Dec 3, 2022 | 10:13 AM

A Red Deer man has been charged following a fatal collision in Calgary.

Calgary Police Service say it was about 3:15 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 2 when members responded to reports of a serious two-vehicle collision in the southbound lanes of Deerfoot Trail, near 32 Avenue NE.

“Upon arrival, we located a severely damaged car and a 2009 Ford F-150 pickup truck with significant front-end damage. Moments later, we discovered a lone occupant in the driver’s seat of the car, who was subsequently declared deceased at the scene,” police say. “The driver of the Ford F-150 truck was located in the vehicle and determined to have sustained minor injuries.”

Tyson Tyler Giroux, 29, of Red Deer, was taken into custody at the scene and police say he will be charged with:

• One count of failure or refusal to comply with a demand after an accident resulting in death
• One count of impaired operation of a conveyance causing death
• One count of dangerous operation of a conveyance causing death

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“Today’s collision shows the risk of making the wrong decisions. In this case, it was the decisions to drink and drive, and travel the wrong way on a roadway, which sadly resulted in the death of another motorist,” says Collision Reconstruction Unit Sgt. Colin Foster says of Giroux’s alleged actions. “The message is clear: do not drink and drive.”

CPS adds that the victim has been identified, however, details pertaining to the victim’s identity and vehicle will not be released at this time as investigators are still working to complete next of kin notifications.

Anyone who may have information or dashcam footage related to this incident is asked to contact police at the non-emergency number at 403-266-1234. Tips can be submitted anonymously to Crime Stoppers through either of the following methods:

TALK: 1-800-222-8477
TYPE: www.calgarycrimestoppers.org
APP: P3 Tips