Date: Fri May  2 03:09:36 2008
Subject: SERIOUS INJURY COLLISSION ON STONEY TRAIL NW
From: Duty Inspector

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             CITYBEAT - CITY OF CALGARY PRESS RELEASE
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At about 11:35 PM on Thursday the 1 May 2008, police, fire
and EMS responded to a single vehicle rollover on Stoney
Trail just south of Tuscany Blvd NW.

Initial investigations indicated that a 2005 black Chev
Avalanche pickup truck was being driven south bound on Stoney
Trail when the driver lost control of the vehicle, mounted
concrete center median, crossed the southbound lanes before
striking a light standard on the east side of the roadway. 
The vehicle then rolled over several times before coming to
rest on its roof in a ditch next to some new road
construction.

The adult male driver was thrown from the vehicle and was
treated and transported by EMS to hospital and is in surgery
with life threatening injuries. The adult female passenger
was treated and transported by EMS to hospital with non life
threatening injuries after being removed from the vehicle by
the fire department.

The Traffic Section is investigating this collision with the
assistance of 7 District.

Speed and alcohol are both being considered as factors in
this incident.


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