Teen charged with impaired driving in Red Deer motorcyclist death

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An 18-year-old woman is facing impaired driving charges after a collision in Red Deer at the end of August left one motorcyclist dead.

Mounties responded to a crash between an SUV and motorcycle on Highway 2A just north of Red Deer on Aug. 30.

The 48-year-old motorcyclist from Blackfalds was pronounced dead at the scene and the 18-year-old SUV driver was taken to the hospital with injuries.

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Police later determined the SUV was travelling northbound on the highway when it crossed the centre line and hit a southbound motorcycle.

The teen now faces charges of impaired operation of a motor vehicle causing death and operating a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol concentration exceeding 80 mg/100 mL of blood causing death.

She was released after an interim hearing and is scheduled to appear in court on Oct. 31.