On June 16, 2013, just after midnight, Prairie Mountain RCMP and local emergency services were dispatched to the scene of a single-vehicle collision on Brandon Road in Waywayseecappo First Nation.
Investigation has revealed that a 1991 Dodge Daytona with three occupants went off the roadway into a body of water and became submerged.
Police say that two occupants, a 19-year-old male and an 18-year-old male, were able to escape the vehicle with minor injuries. A third male, a 29-year-old man, was pulled from the water and transported to hospital where he was pronounced deceased. All three men are from Waywayseecappo First Nation.
RCMP report that the 19-year-old driver is facing charges of impaired operation of a motor vehicle causing death and dangerous operation of a motor Vehicle causing death. He is scheduled to appear in Waywayseecappo Provincial Court on August 7, 2013.
