PRINCE ALBERT — Three years after the incident, a man has been charged with operation of a vehicle causing death in the fatal collision between a car and a truck.
On April 4, 2022, Prince Albert RCMP responded to a two-vehicle collision involving a car and truck at the intersection of Highway 263 and Okema Beach Road. The driver and sole occupant of the car was declared deceased at the scene. He was identified as a 64-year-old male from the Prince Albert detachment area.
The truck involved in the collision was abandoned at the scene. Investigators believed the vehicle occupant(s) had fled on foot. Investigation determined that the truck was previously reported as stolen out of Leask on April 3, 2022.
Prince Albert RCMP continued to investigate with the assistance of a Saskatchewan RCMP collision reconstructionist, Police Dog Services, and Prince Albert General Investigation Section (GIS).
As a result of further investigation, on July 23, 2025, Prince Albert GIS arrested an adult male in relation to the fatal collision.
29-year-old Raven Bird from Sturgeon Lake First Nation is charged with:
- one count, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death, Section 320.13(3), Criminal Code;
- one count, failure to stop after accident resulting in death, Section 320.16(3), Criminal Code; and
- one count, possession of property obtained by crime over $5000, Section 354(1)(a), Criminal Code.
Raven Bird is scheduled to appear in Prince Albert Provincial Court on July 30.
