1 dead after apparent street race crash in N.E.
Man, 21, in custody after car slammed into pole, killing passenger
CBC News
Posted: Jan 27, 2013 2:09 PM MT
Last Updated: Jan 27, 2013 3:07 PM MT
Debris from the scene of a deadly crash in the northeast early Sunday morning. Police have one man in custody after the car he was driving crashed into a pole. (CBC)
A 21-year-old man is in custody, after police say an apparent street racing stint led to a fatal car crash in northeast Calgary.
An unmarked police car spotted a Volkswagen Jetta and a Honda Accord speeding around 1:30 a.m. MT Sunday, say police.
Police stopped the Volkswagen but the Honda carried on.
That’s when police say the car slammed into a pole at the intersection of 68th Street and 26th Avenue N.E.
The passenger, a 24-year-old man, died instantly.
Three women in the back seat were taken to hospital with serious injuries.
Police arrested the driver at the scene and say he refused to give a breath sample. Speed and alcohol are believed to be factors in the crash.
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