Alcohol a possible factor in fatal crash in Williams Lake

WILLIAMS LAKE — One person is dead following an early morning crash in Williams Lake.

North District RCMP Cpl. Madonna Saunderson says police were called to the scene of a single-vehicle crash at 4:45 a.m. on Mackenzie Avenue near Rose Street last Saturday morning.

“When police arrived, they found a Pontiac Sunfire had gone off the road and the driver, the lone occupant, had suffered critical injuries. The adult woman was later pronounced deceased.”

Saunderson says the investigation is ongoing and believe alcohol may have played a role in the crash.