KINDERSLEY RCMP: Charges laid after fatal collision
On April 27, 2024 at approximately 5 a.m., Kindersley RCMP received a report of a collision on Railway Avenue in Kindersley.
Officers immediately responded and located an injured cyclist, who was declared deceased by EMS at the scene. He has been identified as a 21-year-old from Kindersley. His family has been notified and victim services made available to them.
The driver of the involved vehicle did not remain at the scene. He was located and arrested at a residence in Kindersley approximately an hour later.
As a result of investigation, 20-year-old William Jones of Kindersley is charged with:
one count, operation of a conveyance while impaired causing death, Section 320.14(3), Criminal Code;
one count, operation of a conveyance with a blood alcohol concentration equal to or exceeding 80 mg of alcohol in 100 ml of blood causing death, Section 320.13(3), Criminal Code; and
one count, failure to stop for a collision causing death, Section 320.15(3), Criminal Code.
He is scheduled to appear in Kindersley Provincial Court on May 21, 2024 (Information #90534002).
Saskatchewan RCMP’s Forensic Identification Services and a collision reconstructionist assisted with this investigation.