Sask. man charged after fatal rollover on Shoal Lake Cree Nation

A 24-year-old man from Shoal Lake Cree Nation is facing multiple charges following a fatal rollover on the community earlier this week.

At around 7 a.m. on June 5, officers along with local fire and EMS responded to a single-vehicle rollover on the First Nation, RCMP said in a news release.

A passenger was pronounced dead at the scene. Police identified him as a 29-year-old man from Shoal Lake Cree Nation. His family has been notified.

Police say another passenger and the driver were assessed by EMS.

The driver was arrested at the scene after further investigation. Jeremiah Merasty, 24, of Shoal Lake Cree Nation, is charged with impaired operation causing death, impaired operation and dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death.

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Police say he was also ticketed with multiple traffic offences.

Merasty is scheduled to appear in Melfort provincial court on June 8.

Carrot River RCMP say the investigation is ongoing, with help from a collision reconstructionist.