Faust RCMP have released information aimed at clearing the air surrounding a fatal accident near Kinuso last April.
On Dec. 10, 2008, 20-year-old Kyle Twin of Swan River, AB. was convicted of operating a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol level in excess of 80 mg per cent. The conviction stemmed from an accident last April, when a late model Ford Explorer traveling eastbound along Highway 2 left the roadway and entered the ditch. The driver and two passengers were killed and two others were seriously injured.
A second vehicle, a grey Ford Mustang believed to be traveling with the ill-fated SUV, was driven by Kyle Twin.
After nearly a year of investigations including a detailed analysis of the scene by specialized RCMP traffic services, police have determined that Kyle Twin was in no way responsible for the rollover of the SUV or the subsequent deaths and injuries.
In a media release titled “Impaired conviction not linked to fatal collision,” RCMP suggest that Twin’s conviction “for operating a motor vehicle with over 80 mg per cent is not viewed as having had any influence on the April 11, 2008 fatal collision just east of Kinuso that claimed three lives and injured two.”
Detailed analyses of the tragic collision suggest that driver error and excessive speed, which was calculated to have been greater than 157 km/h, are directly attributable to the collision.
“Investigators are concerned after hearing comments suggesting that Kyle Twin is being blamed for the April 11th crash that claimed three area residents,” said Cst. B.W. Dobinson, general investigator with the Faust RCMP. “While convicted of driving over the legal limit, the actions of Kyle Twin did not contribute to this tragedy. As we so often hear, ‘speed kills.’”
In May of 2008, just weeks after the fatal collision, an RCMP traffic initiative investigated 330 violations in the area between High Prairie and Slave Lake. Of those, 196 were for speeding and 14 others involved impaired driving and drugs or alcohol.

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