Bail Hearing for Man Charged in Kempt Head Fatal Crash

 A 24-year-old Edwardsville man charged after a fatal single-vehicle crash in Kempt Head on the weekend is due back in court today for a bail hearing.

Christopher William Copan faces counts of impaired driving causing death and driving with a blood/alcohol level exceeding the legal limit causing death.

He was arrested at the scene after the Saturday crash on Kempt Head Road.

RCMP say a 22-year-old man who was a passenger in the car was pronounced dead at the scene.

They add a 27-year-old man and a 22-year-old man who were also passengers were taken to the Regional Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Bobby Nock

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