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June 2022

Elnora man sentenced to 7 years in jail for double fatal crash

May 22, 2024 | 12:50 PM

A man from Elnora has been sentenced to seven years in jail for causing the deaths of two people in a crash that happened June 17, 2022, near Trochu.

In a Drumheller courtroom earlier this month, now 44-year-old Richard Douglas Bell was given seven years in prison, a six-year driving ban, and a firearms ban.

The charges for those portions of his sentence include two counts of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death.

He was also sentenced to 1.5 years in jail for dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing bodily harm, though that will be served concurrently to the seven-year term.

The driving and firearms prohibitions expire six years after Bell is released.

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All other charges against Bell were withdrawn.

In the crash, which occurred around 10 p.m. at Highway 587 and Township Road 332, 90 km southeast of Red Deer, a 20-year-old female and 21-year-old male were pronounced deceased at the scene.

After investigation, RCMP originally said two cars were northbound on Highway 21 when one rear-ended the other, causing it to drive across the road where it was hit by an oncoming semi.

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