A case stemming from a fatal collision north of the city on Highway 4 last December will return to provincial court in early April.
Randy Bodnarchuk, 24, faces charges of impaired driving causing death, as well as the additional charge of blood alcohol over the legal limit causing death.
The charges stem from a collision on Dec. 10 at approximately 8:30 a.m. involving a three-quarter ton pickup and a minivan on Highway 4, about six kilometres north of North Battleford. According to the RCMP’s news release from that date, the minivan had been struck from behind by the pickup truck as it was making a right-hand turn.
The female occupant of the minivan was killed. The victim was later identified as Karen East, 54, of the Battlefords.
A traffic analyst and reconstructionist, as well as the coroner’s office, were on the scene for several hours that day.
Bodnarchuk was arrested and charged with impaired driving causing death, and the case has made its way slowly through the courts since then.
In provincial court Wednesday, defence lawyer Ivan Frank indicated the reason for the latest adjournment was to await completion of an accident reconstruction report. The case has been adjourned to April 8 at 10 a.m., in North Battleford Provincial Court.
