Charges laid in fatal collision that killed 9-year-old girl southeast of Edmonton
Posted January 19, 2026 2:36 pm.
Alberta RCMP say charges have been laid in connection to a fatal collision that killed a nine-year-old girl in March 2025.
Mounties responded to a collision on Mar. 28, 2025, at the intersection of Highway 13 and Highway 36.
Reports indicated that two pickup trucks had collided in the intersection, and when police arrived, paramedics, along with Regional Flagstaff Fire Services, were already at the scene.
At the time, a nine-year-old girl was declared dead, while another 9-year-old girl, a 12-year-old boy, a 14-year-old boy, and their 44-year-old father were taken to hospital with various injuries.
The 73-year-old man driving the other pickup truck and a 73-year-old woman who was a passenger were assessed on scene for minor injuries.
Over the course of an investigation, police learned that the pickup truck being driven by the 73-year-old man had allegedly failed to stop at a posted stop sign and collided with the other pickup.
Due to this, police have charged 73-year-old Eric Shaffer from Chemainus, B.C., with operating a motor vehicle dangerously to the public, causing death, and four counts of operating a motor vehicle dangerously to the public, causing bodily harm.
Shaffer is expected to appear in court on Mar. 3 in Killam.
