Three Hills RCMP are investigating after a stolen truck was involved in a fatal collision this morning near Delburne.

At approximately 11:00 a.m. on Dec. 19, a Dodge Ram pick-up truck was traveling southbound on Highway 21 at the Delburne entrance when it crossed the centre line and entered the opposite ditch. The driver of the truck brought the vehicle back onto the road where it entered into on-coming traffic and collided with a northbound S.U.V.

The driver of the S.U.V., a 61- year-old male was taken to hospital where he was pronounced deceased. A female passenger in the S.U.V. was also transported to hospital with serious injuries.

The 25-year-old man and 46-year-old man from the Dodge Ram left on foot and were brought back by witnesses to receive medical attention. They were also taken to hospital for injuries that are not believed to be life-threatening.

Traffic was re-routed around the collision scene for several hours today. Three Hills RCMP and the RCMP Collision Analyst are continuing to investigate with assistance from Red Deer General Investigation Section.

    On Friday, December 9, the Morrin School Students Against Drinking & Driving (SADD) Chapter held their 6th Annual “White Out Day” event.
    “White Out Day” is an event that is meant to provide a visual of just how many people are lost to drinking and driving throughout the course of a day.
    In North America, one life is lost every 23 minutes due to impaired driving (roughly 3 per hour).
    Students in Grades 7-12 volunteered to have their names put into a random draw to be selected to represent actual victims of impaired driving from all over North America.
    Throughout the course of the day, students were randomly selected every 23 minutes and their faces were painted white. As the event drew to a close, there were 16 teachers and students who represented lives lost to impaired driving.
    At the end of the day, students and staff were called into the gym to watch a video from SADD Alberta and to listen to the stories of the victims whom the randomly chosen “victims” were representing. In all, 16 lives were lost, and they each had a different story to tell.
    Students and staff also heard from Staff Sergeant Kevin Charles, who spoke to the importance of raising impaired driving awareness in our communities, especially during the holiday season.