Police in Behchokǫ̀ announced today that a woman is facing charges following a fatal collision near the community on Sunday. The identity of the deceased has not been made public at this time.
The RCMP said that they were called to the scene on the access road to Behchokǫ̀ just before noon on Sunday. Upon arrival, officers attended to one passenger, who was seriously injured and another passenger, who had tragically passed away.
“On September 21st at approximately 11:45 p.m. officers received a call of a person sitting on the road near the community landfill. Officers attended the location and discovered a vehicle in the ditch. A seriously injured person and a deceased person were located outside the vehicle. Both were determined to have been passengers in the vehicle,” said police.
First responders provided first aid on scene to the injured passenger before they were transported to receive further medical treatment.
“Emergency medical services were immediately requested, as well as support from G Division Police Dog Services to locate the driver. First aid was provided to the injured passenger until paramedics arrived. The passenger was later medivac’d out of the Territory for further treatment due to the severity of the injuries,” said officials.
Early Monday morning, officials located a suspect.
“Shortly after 1:00 a.m. on September 22nd, Police Dog Services located and detained the suspected driver. She was transported to hospital in police custody for treatment of her own injuries,” said police.
The NT Coroner’s service and a collision reconstructionist investigated on scene, resulting in a temporary partial closure of the roadway while the scene was blocked off.
A 33-year-old woman is facing charges including:
- Dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death, contrary to section 320.13(3) of the Criminal Code
- Dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing bodily harm, contrary to section 320.13(2) of the Criminal Code
- Failure to stop after an accident resulting in death, contrary to section 320.16(3) of the Criminal Code
- Failure to stop after an accident resulting in bodily harm, contrary to section 320.16(2) of the Criminal Code
Police report that the suspect appeared in court and was remanded into custody.
The RCMP said the investigation remains open at this time.
