RCMP still tight-lipped though a few more details emerge from highway incident

BY JANA SEMENIUK

More details have emerged on a highway incident from Jan. 7 that sent one man to hospital with serious injuries.

A 911 call from a passerby alerted Fort Saskatchewan RCMP who arrived at a stretch of road at Hwy 831 between Township Road 560 and Hwy 29 at 8:25 a.m. Jan. 7.

Corporal Troy Savinkoff said a 46-year- old male from Sherwood Park was found on the road beside a vehicle.

“The injured party remains in hospital in serious but stable condition,” he said by email.

“RCMP continue to investigate the circumstances around this incident. Police are not looking for suspects and no arrests have been made.”

Last week, Constable Suzanne Ahlstrom with the Fort Saskatchewan detachment shared that a confrontation between two motorists preceded the 911 call.

“One driver sustained injuries by vehicle contact (but) I wouldn’t classify it as road rage,” she said.

A portion of Hwy 831 was shut down for eight hours while officers investigated the incident, reopening the road at 5:30 p.m.