Posted on 07/24/2009, 12:37 pm, by mySteinbach

Cherie Elaine Clark of Rivers Manitoba has been charged with impaired driving causing death and careless driving causing death in a fatal collision that occurred last November.

On the 1st of November, 2008, Brandon Detachment became involved in a Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision in the Rural Municipality of Daly, Manitoba. This rollover occurred on highway 25, approximately 3 Kilometres east of the town of Rivers.

Police investigation revealed that a 2001 Chevrolet Malibu being driven by a 39-year-old female from Rivers, rolled into the ditch sending two passengers and herself to hospital with injuries. Cornelius Mazawasicuna, age 35, from Sioux Valley First Nation, was also a passenger in the vehicle, died at the scene.

Brandon RCMP in conjunction with the RCMP Forensic Lab and the Brandon Crown Attorney’s Office have completed their investigation and have charged the female driver. She will be appearing in court on August 17, 2009.

Cpl. Gary Bardal
NCO I/c Brandon Detachment
204-726-7523