A 25-year-old Red Deer woman was killed in a single-vehicle rollover on Hwy 2 north of Ponoka on Saturday morning.
Ponoka RCMP said a vehicle carrying three people was heading south on Hwy 2 about 12 km north of Ponoka when it hit the west ditch and rolled several times about 9:16 a.m.
The 25-year-old victim was thrown from the vehicle. Police believe she was not wearing a seatbelt.
The driver, a 26-year-old Red Deer woman, was treated and released from Ponoka General Hospital. A 29-year-old Sylvan Lake man escaped without injury. Both had been wearing seatbelts.
Police said the cause of the collision remains under investigation. A Red Deer RCMP traffic collision re-constructionist is assisting. The name of the victim has not been released at the wishes of the family.
Meanwhile, a 15-year-old Red Deer girl has been charged with speeding after a vehicle was clocked at 187 km/h on Hwy 2 near the Crossfield overpass.
Airdrie Integrated Traffic Unit was alerted to be on the lookout for a speeding vehicle about 8:55 a.m. on Monday.
When the vehicle was pulled over, RCMP allege the 15-year-old driver, who did not have a licence, tried to switch seats with a front-seat passenger.
The driver has been charged been with speeding at 77 km/h over the speed limit, driving an uninsured motor vehicle, driving without a licence and failing to provide proof of vehicle registration.
She is due to appear in Airdrie provincial court on July 2. Her name can’t be released under the Youth Criminal Justice Act.