By Troy Gillard (Twitter: @Troy_Gillard)

Trial begins for Delburne man charged with manslaughter in fatal crash

Dec 10, 2018 | 1:49 PM

Jury selection took place Monday morning for the trial of a Delburne man accused of causing a fatal collision in 2016.

Daniel Wayne Newsham, who turns 47 on Wednesday, is charged with manslaughter in relation to the crash that occurred on August 14, 2016.

Three Hills RCMP had been alerted at about 11:30 that night of a suspicious Dodge Dakota that drove onto a rural property near Delburne and got stuck. The driver then reportedly took a Ford F150 from the property before fleeing.

RCMP allege Newsham followed the Ford to Highway 42 and Range Road 240, where his vehicle and the Ford collided, causing it to rollover.

The driver of the Ford, 32-year-old Stanley Dick, was flown to a Calgary hospital where he died of his injuries.

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Newsham’s trial is scheduled to last seven days. Newsham is represented by prominent Calgary defence lawyer Balfour Der. Justice Eric Macklin is presiding over the jury trial in Red Deer Court of Queen’s Bench.