A woman from Big River is facing two charges of impaired operation of a conveyance causing death and one count of operation while prohibited after a side-by-side and a vehicle collided.
Two people died in the collision, the side-by-sides male driver, age 50 along with a 42 year old male passenger. Both were from the Big River First Nation. Their families have been notified.
The driver of the truck and a passenger were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The collision happened on Sept. 5 at 1:40 am.
As a result of investigation, the driver, Sheila Rabbitskin (DOB:1981-06-24) of Big River First Nation, was arrested and charged wit
On September 5, 2021 at approximately 1:40 a.m., Big River RCMP were dispatched to a collision on Big River First Nation.
Investigation has determined that a truck and a side-by-side collided on a roadway near the high school. The side-by-side‘s driver, a 50-year-old male, and passenger, a 42-year-old male, were both declared deceased at the scene. Both men were from the Big River First Nation. Their families have been notified.
The driver and the passenger of the truck were transported to hospital with what are described as non-life-threatening injuries.
The driver, Sheila Rabbitskin, age 40, of Big River First Nation, was arrested and charged with
– two counts, impaired operation of a conveyance causing death, Section 320.14(3), Criminal Code
– one count, operation while prohibited, Section 320.18, Criminal Code
She will appear in court on September 7, 2021.