Impaired driving crash on Kenaston leaves two people dead

Winnipeg police say two people are dead after being hit and killed by an alleged impaired driver Saturday night.

Two people are dead and one man is in custody following an impaired driving crash on Kenaston Boulevard over the weekend.

According to the Winnipeg Police Service (WPS), the collision happened at Kenaston Boulevard and Enterprise Drive on Saturday night around 9:30 p.m.

Police allege the driver of the pickup truck was travelling at a “high rate of speed” southbound on Kenaston Boulevard, drove onto the shoulder of the road and hit two people.

Officers said the driver failed to remain at the scene.

A short time later, officers found the suspect and “formed grounds of impairment,” according to police.

A 31-year-old man was found dead at the scene and 25-year-old woman was taken to the hospital where she died from her injuries.

A 46-year-old man been charged with several offences including two counts of dangerous operation of a conveyance causing death and two counts of operation of a conveyance causing death while impaired. He was also charged for failing to stop at the scene of the accident.

Police note a bicycle was found near the scene of the crash; however, investigators are still determining the lead-up to the crash.

The WPS traffic division continues to investigate and asks anyone with information or video of the incident to call police or Crime Stoppers.