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1 killed in Hobbema, Alta., rollover

Last Updated: Thursday, November 5, 2009 | 3:25 PM MT

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A vehicle rollover south of Hobbema, Alta., has killed one man and sent a woman to hospital with critical injuries.

RCMP in Hobbema said the crash occurred Wednesday at 2:25 p.m. after a van carrying five people went out of control on a gravel road.

One of the passengers, Shane Okeymow, 29, of the Hobbema area, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver, a 31-year-old female, was taken to an Edmonton hospital with serious to critical injuries, police said. The other three passengers were treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

Police believe alcohol was a contributing factor and said criminal charges are pending.

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