Mackenzie, B.C. – Mackenzie RCMP believe speed and alcohol are believed factors in an incident just after midnight Sunday morning.

 

Mackenzie RCMP received a call from a male who had been involved in a single vehicle collision on Morfee Mountain Road outside Mackenzie.

Fire, BC Ambulance and RCMP crews located the vehicle which had failed to negotiate a turn on the gravel roadway. The vehicle rolled and was found resting in some bushes.  Police found a 47 year old male passenger at the scene. He was taken to the University Hospital of Northen BC in Prince George with serious injuries. The male’s 6 year old son, who was also a passenger in the vehicle, was not hurt. 

Police learned that 3 additional occupants had left the scene and the status of their injuries were not known. They searched the immediate area for the 3 and located one male 100 meters from the collision area. The 41 year old man was intoxicated and uncooperative with police. He was taken to hospital with non life threatening injuries.

Search and Rescue and the Police Dog Service searched for the 2 remaining occupants, one who was believed to be the driver of the vehicle. While making patrols Sunday afternoon, police found the 45 year old driver and a 20 year old female passenger walking along the road in Mackenzie.  They suffered minor non life threatening injuries.

The 45 year old man was arrested and charges are pending.