Prince George, B.C. – The man killed in a  crash near Bear Lake Last weeke, has been identified as  46 year old Fredrick Nathan Gouschuk, of Prince George. 

Known by his friends as family as "Nathan" he was the driver of a five-ton utility truck that collided with a tractor-trailer unit at the intersection of Highway 97 and the Hart Sawmill Road at about 5:35 p.m. last Thursday,  Nov. 22.

While the investigatin into the crash continues,  the B.C. Coroners Service says the area was experiencing heavy snow that led to virtual white-out conditions at the time of the crash.

Mr. Gouschuk was pronounced dead at the scene.