Three people were injured in a head-on crash between a pickup truck and an SUV on University Way on Monday.
Police were called to the scene just before 7 p.m. Three people were transported by ambulance to the University Hospital of Northern B.C.
Police believe alcohol consumption was a factor in the crash. The driver of the SUV, who was not seriously injured, was detained and released on a notice to appear in court on March 31, pending possible charges from the B.C. Prosecution Service.
The invesitgation in the crash is ongoing.
"If you witness an impaired person get behind the wheel of a vehicle or witness a possibly impaired driver on our roads, please immediately call 9-1-1," Prince George RCMP spokesperson Cst. Jennifer Cooper said in a press release. "Your efforts to contact police may save a life."
