A 17-year-old boy is facing additional charges in connection with a crash that killed a 70-year-old man on Circle Drive earlier this month.
Saskatoon police say the teen, who was charged with breach of probation and breach of undertaking shortly after the collision, is now also facing a charge of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death.
The crash happened around 1:30 p.m. Sept. 7 on Circle Drive, near 108th Street.
A vehicle driven by the teen was travelling northbound on Circle Drive when it struck a piece of construction equipment, crossed the median and hit a southbound Volkswagen Beetle, according to police.
The 70-year-old man driving the Beetle was pronounced dead at the scene. The teenage driver of the other vehicle was taken to hospital, but later released.
The mother of the teen previously told CTV News her son appeared in court in Saskatoon hours before the crash on another charge. She said she pleaded with the court to keep her son in custody because he was high on drugs and needed help.
Police say they received two reports of the suspect vehicle being driven erratically before the crash, but they were unable to locate the vehicle.
The crash shut down Circle Drive for nearly six hours while police investigated.
