Slave Lake RCMP nonetheless trying to find semi after mom of seven killed by falling pipe

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The funeral for a mom of seven who liked household, being outside and stitching, is being held Saturday in northern Alberta two weeks after she was killed swerving to keep away from pipe that fell from a flat-deck semi that Slave Lake RCMP are nonetheless trying to find.

Slave Lake RCMP have been known as to the deadly collision on Freeway 44, close to Freeway 2 and Township Street 684, round 6 p.m. on Oct. 1. They ask that anybody with details about a semi within the space, roughly 160 kilometres north of Edmonton, cross tips about to police.

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Nichole Didzena stated her mom, Jill Didzena, was heading from Edmonton house to Bushe River, 700 kilometres north of Edmonton, along with her youngest daughter, 20, within the passenger seat when some pipe fell off the truck, bounced and crashed via the driving force’s window.

“They left Edmonton on Sunday, Oct. 1 to move house,” Didzena stated. “And after Flatbush, there was slightly bridge — it was after Flatbush and Westlock. There’s a smaller bridge they have been crossing. Whereas they have been crossing, they have been met with a southbound semi.”

Didzena stated two pipes fell off the semi and when her mom swerved to keep away from having them crash into the passenger’s facet, one went via the driving force’s facet, killing her.

She believes her mom’s actions saved her little sister’s life.

“She had seven children. And she or he liked all of them. She liked all her grandchildren,” stated Didzena. “, she loves stitching and being out in nature.”

Her mom’s funeral is being deliberate for two p.m. Saturday close to Excessive Stage, at Bushe River, a part of the Dene Tha’ First Nation in Treaty 8 territory.

The ordeal has traumatized her little sister, stated Didzena.

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“This poor woman nonetheless has all of the trauma and work via all of it,” she stated. “It’s going to be an extended journey and I can’t converse on that for her.”

Slave Lake RCMP are nonetheless making an attempt to determine and converse to the driving force of the semi that was pulling the flatbed they are saying was loaded with industrial tools. They known as for tips about the Sunday night that the deadly crash occurred.

Days later, sprint digital camera footage supplied to RCMP confirmed the truck in query is white in color with a flat deck. A round image can be noticed on the entrance driver’s facet door of the semi.

Didzena is hopeful the driving force of the truck will simply “come ahead.”

“It might be actually arduous to not discover two huge pipes flying out your truck,” she added.

Anybody with details about the case or those that are capable of determine the truck are requested to contact the Slave Lake RCMP at 780-849-3999. Those that want to stay nameless can contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), on-line at www.P3Tips.com or by utilizing the “P3 Ideas” app obtainable via the Apple App or Google Play Retailer.

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