Cones, debris, and emergency vehicles at the scene of a double-fatal crash on Highway 97 in Chetwynd (Image Credit: BC RCMP)
Charges approved
Criminal charges approved after double fatal collision in Chetwynd
Jan 9, 2026 | 9:34 AM
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CHETWYND — After an investigation lasting 17 months into a double-fatal collision in Chetwynd, a Fort St. John man is now facing four criminal charges.
On April 17, 2024, shortly after midnight, two vehicles collided on Highway 97 South on Wabi Hill near Chetwynd. A 19-year-old Dawson Creek man and a 15-year-old Chetwynd boy died at the scene.
BC Highway Patrol forwarded the results of their investigation to the BC Prosecution Service. On September 22, 2025, four charges were laid against 21-year-old Jaden Christopher Cardinal of Fort St. John:
- Two counts of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death, section 320.13(3) of the Criminal Code;
- Two counts of impaired operation of a motor vehicle causing death, section 320.14(3) of the Criminal Code.
