On October 12, 2024 at approximately 1:30 a.m., the La Ronge RCMP received a report of a single vehicle rollover on Highway #165, approximately 15 minutes south of Hall Lake, SK.
Officers responded along with local EMS. A passenger in the vehicle was transported to hospital by EMS where he was later declared deceased.
He has been identified as a 15-year-old male from the La Ronge area and his family has been notified.
The driver of the vehicle reported no physical injuries to police.
As a result of continued investigation, an adult male from the La Ronge area was arrested and is charged with: operation while impaired (drug) of motor vehicle causing death, operation while impaired (alcohol) of motor vehicle causing death, and dangerous operation of motor vehicle causing death.
The adult male appeared in court in La Ronge on October 15, 2024.