A Boxing Day crash in Calgary claimed the life of a nine-year-old girl after a stolen minivan, driven erratically during a police pursuit, collided with two vehicles. The driver of the minivan, a 30-year-old man, has been charged. The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) found no direct contribution to the collision by the involved officers.
A 30-year-old man has been charged in connection with a Boxing Day crash in Calgary that occurred after a police pursuit and that left a nine-year-old girl dead. Alberta’s police watchdog determined “that the actions of the involved officers did not directly contribute to the collision.” “Therefore, ASIRT (the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team) will have no further involvement in the matter,” police said.The crash happened at about 9:50 a.m.
on Thursday at the intersection of Macleod Trail and Southland Drive Southeast. Police said investigators believe a minivan that had been stolen was travelling north on Macleod Trail, “driving erratically, weaving in and out of traffic.”“(The minivan) approached the intersection of Macleod Trail and Southland Drive Southeast, failing to stop at a red light, and proceeded through the intersection at a high rate of speed,” the CPS said. The minivan hit both vehicles, and the collision sent the driver and two passengers of the car to hospital in life-threatening condition. One of the passengers was a nine-year-old girl who later died of her injuries. The other passenger was also a child. That victim remains in hospital in critical condition. The drivers of the two vehicles that were hit are also still in hospital — both were deemed to be in stable condition as of Friday afternoon. Police noted that the initial collision led to an additional crash because it caused the car to hit a different SUV that was in the left turning lane of southbound Macleod Trail Southeas
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