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A 40-year-old South Carolina man is facing multiple charges after a crash west of Foam Lake that killed a woman and two children.
A 40-year-old South Carolina man is facing multiple charges after a crash west of Foam Lake that killed a woman and two children. Saskatchewan RCMP say officers, along with fire crews, EMS and STARS, responded to a collision on a grid road about nine kilometres west of Foam Lake shortly after 12:30 p.m. on Friday.
Police say their investigation determined a truck was attempting to pass a semi when it collided with an SUV. A 40-year-old woman, an eight-year-old girl and a five-year-old girl from Foam Lake, who were all occupants of the SUV, were pronounced dead at the scene by EMS. A man who was also in the SUV was taken to hospital by STARS with serious injuries.
Download the CTV News app to get breaking news alerts sent to your device The truck driver was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Two passengers in the truck were also injured, with one taken to hospital by EMS with non-life-threatening injuries and the other transported by STARS with serious injuries. According to police, the semi was not damaged and its driver was not injured.
As a result of the investigation, 40-year-old Kelly Knopf of Sumter, South Carolina, was arrested and charged with three counts of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death and three counts of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing bodily harm. He is scheduled to appear in Yorkton Provincial Court on Oct. 5. RCMP say they continue to investigate with assistance from a Saskatchewan RCMP collision reconstructionist. Foam Lake is located about 237 kilometres southeast of Saskatoon.
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