Wrong-way driver, allegedly impaired, triggers 3-vehicle crash in west Edmonton

A three-vehicle crash during the Thursday morning commute on the western edge of Edmonton was allegedly caused by an impaired driver going in the wrong direction.

The crash happened just after 7 a.m. on Highway 16A near 231 Street, at the boundary between the City of Edmonton and Parkland County.

According to the RCMP, an impaired driver in a van was headed east in the westbound lane when it side-swiped one vehicle and collided head-on with another.

All three vehicles suffered extensive damage. There was a white van and beige Toyota truck on scene with heavy front-end damage, and a white Ford pickup with damage to its passenger side.

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The impaired driver, a 42-year-old man from Edmonton, was arrested and taken to the Parkland RCMP detachment in Spruce Grove, where he was charged with impaired operation.

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His name was not released. His first court date is Jan. 29.

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A driver of one of the other vehicles was taken to hospital in Edmonton with minor injuries, while the third driver walked away unharmed.

There was a fog advisory in effect by Environment Canada in the area of the crash at the time it took place, but police said the visibility conditions did not play a role in the crash.

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