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Preliminary inquiry set to begin for Calgary man accused in deadly crash

Wreckage from July 2, 2016 crash on Memorial Drive N.W. A thirty-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene. Tracy Nagai / Global News

A preliminary inquiry will begin Monday for a man accused in a deadly 2016 crash.

Last year, Dale Neisz was charged with several offences including criminal negligence causing death and impaired driving causing death.

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The crash happened during the early morning hours of July 2, 2016 after a 2012 Ford Fusion struck the centre median on Memorial Drive northwest, rolled and slammed into a tree.

Thirty-year-old Kanaye Renfrew, a mother of two, was pronounced dead at the scene.

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Her friend, a woman in her 30s, was in the backseat and was taken to hospital with serious, potentially life-threatening injuries.

Neisz was taken to hospital in stable condition.

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Kanaye Renfrew was killed in a crash on Memorial Drive on July 2, 2016. Obtained by Global News

Investigators believe the car was travelling more than 120 km/h in a 50 km/h zone.

Criminal attorney Stephen Wojcik is representing Neisz.

Following the hearing, a judge will decide if there is enough evidence to order Neisz to stand trial.

The inquiry is expected to last until Friday.

 

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