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Man charged with impaired drivingin 2023 crash that killed 82-year-old: Manitoba RCMP

A 37-year-old Winnipeg man has been charged in connection with a 2023 crash in southeastern Manitoba that killed an 82-year-old Lac du Bonnetman, Manitoba RCMP say.

Winnipeg man, 37, charged with dangerous driving causing death, driving while impaired by a drug

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On Aug. 1, 2023, an 82-year-old man was killed when a pickup truck crashed into the back of his minivan east of Lac du Bonnet, RCMP previously said. A 37-year-old Winnipeg man has now been charged in connection with the fatal collision. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press)

A 37-year-old Winnipeg man has been charged in connection with a 2023 crash in southeastern Manitoba that killed an 82-year-old Lac du Bonnetman, Manitoba RCMP say.

On Aug. 1, 2023, a pickup truck crashed into the back of the 82-year-old'sminivan at the intersection of Provincial Road 313 and Channel Drive, about 15 kilometres east of Lac du Bonnet, police previously said.

The driver of the minivan was thrown from his vehicle during the crash and pronounced dead at the scene, RCMP said. The driver of the pickup truck was taken to hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries.

On Wednesday, RCMP said they had charged the 37-year-old pickup truck driver following "an in-depth investigation and in consultation with Manitoba Public Prosecution Service."

The man was arrested on Sept. 17 and charged with dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death and driving while impaired by a drug, a news release from RCMP said.

He has been released from custody and is scheduled to appear on Nov. 4 inprovincial court inBeausejour.