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Driver escapes crash on Highway 97 with non-life threatening injuries

The driver of the Celica lost control and jumped a guard rail, soaring across the oncoming lane before tumbling to a stop on its rooftop on the side of the highway.

By Ed Hitchins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

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March 18, 2024

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A car crash involving a black Toyota Celica resulted in the driver escaping with non-life-threatening injuries on March 17th. (Jordan Prentice, Energeticcity.ca)

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — A driver escaped with non-life-threatening injuries after losing control of their vehicle and launching it off a guard rail on March 17th.

At approximately 3:50 p.m., a black Toyota Celica lost control and rolled over, coming to a rest upside down in the ditch near the intersection of Highway 97 near 86th Street in Fort St. John, according to RCMP.

However, an eyewitness says the driver of the Celica lost control and jumped a guard rail, soaring across the oncoming lane before tumbling to a stop on its roof on the side of the highway.

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Corporal Alex Berube of the RCMP says the cause of the crash remains under investigation.

Berube says alcohol and drugs do not appear to be a factor in this crash.

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Ed Hitchins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

A guy who found his calling later in life, Edward Hitchins is a professional storyteller with a colourful and extensive history.

Beginning his journey into journalism in 2012 at Seneca College, Edward also graduated from Humber College with an Advanced Diploma in Print and Broadcast Journalism in 2018. After time off from his career and venturing into other vocations, he started his career proper in 2022 in Campbell River, B.C.

Edward was attracted to the position of Indigenous Voices reporter with Energeticcity as a challenge. Having not been around First Nations for the majority of his life, he hopes to learn about their culture through meaningful conversations while properly telling their stories.

In a way, he hopes this position will allow both himself and Energeticcity to grow as a collective unit as his career moves forward and evolves into the next step.

He looks forward to growing both as a reporter and as a human being while being posted in Fort St. John.

This reporting position has been funded by the Government of Canada and the Local Journalism Initiative.