Cranbrook, B.C., man facing 6 charges in fatal Canada Day collision

A Cranbrook, B.C., man is facing six charges after allegedly causing a high-speed crash that killed a Calgary man and injured his wife on Canada Day last year. 

RCMP say the crash happened just before 11:30 p.m. PT on Highway 3/93 near Mayook, about a 20-kilometre drive east of Cranbrook, on July 1, 2023. 

B.C. Highway Patrol investigators allege that the suspect was driving alone eastbound in a pickup truck when he crossed into oncoming traffic and collided head on with a westbound SUV.

The driver of the SUV, a 42-year-old man from Calgary, was killed in the crash, B.C. Highway Patrol Cpl. Michael McLaughlin told CBC News. 

He said evidence suggests speed and alcohol were the primary causes of the crash. 

Huston Robert Seymour, a 34-year-old Cranbrook man, is now facing six charges including dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death, and operating a motor vehicle while impaired by alcohol or drugs causing death.

"These are very serious charges," said McLaughlin. 

"We hope it does send a message to people to drive sober, slow down and be careful on the roads. These kinds of tragic collisions really need to be prevented as much as possible."

Seymour's first court appearance is scheduled for Dec. 2 in Cranbrook.