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Woman charged with impaired driving for fatal crash in August

Oct 30, 2017 | 4:19 PM

Local Mounties have laid impaired driving charges following a fatal crash this summer west of Red Deer.

It was on August 5 at approximately 11:15 p.m. when Blackfalds RCMP along with Red Deer County and City of Red Deer emergency services were dispatched to a multi-vehicle collision on Highway 11A.

A westbound vehicle collided with an eastbound vehicle nearly head-on. A third vehicle travelling westbound was involved in the collision with less severe damage.

Each of the occupants of the vehicles was rushed to Red Deer Regional Hospital with severe injuries.

A passenger in the eastbound vehicle passed away from injuries sustained in the collision. Their name was not released.

Bobbi Crotty, 24, is facing several charges including impaired operation of motor vehicle causing death, three counts of impaired operation of a motor vehicle causing bodily harm, impaired operation over 80 mg% of motor vehicle causing death, and three counts of impaired operation over 80 mg% of motor vehicle causing bodily harm.

Crotty is scheduled to attend Red Deer Provincial Court on November 15, 2017.