By rdnewsNOW staff

fire ban was in effect

Woman injured in ATV crash, driver charged

May 21, 2019 | 1:45 PM

Mounties believe alcohol may have been a factor in an ATV crash in northern Alberta that sent a 23-year-old woman to hospital.

Boyle/Athabasca RCMP officers and Alberta Fish and Wildlife were patrolling a remote area northwest of Lac La Biche on Saturday when they were alerted to the crash on a nearby trail and used off-highway vehicles to access it.

RCMP said the woman had been thrown from the ATV when the driver “lost control on a sandy, tree-lined trail.”

RCMP and an off-duty paramedic provided first aid and guided in other first responders.

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“Due to extremely rugged terrain and remoteness of the crash, STARS air ambulance was dispatched and was able to airlift the patient to an Edmonton hospital,” RCMP said in a Tuesday news release.

The woman remained in stable condition on Tuesday.

“Investigation revealed that speed, terrain and alcohol may have been contributing factors in this crash,” RCMP said.

Both riders appeared to be wearing helmets at the time of the collision.

A 25-year-old man from Mannville, Alta., is facing charges of impaired operation of a conveyance causing bodily harm. He is also charged with operating an ATV in an area where a fire ban was in effect.

His name has not yet been released because charges have not been formally sworn.