Teacher and class guinea pig recovering after being rear-ended in construction zone north of Prince albert

Hunt had slowed to 60km/hour because she was in a construction zone when she was struck near the White Star Road.

A contractor for the provincial government is in the process of twinning another 11 kilometres of the busy highway that leads to Prince Albert National Park.

The vehicle that struck her was reportedly stolen and speeding.

Parkland Ambulance confirmed their paramedics responded to the collision at 9:27 p.m. and cared for one person with minor injuries, who was taken to hospital for further care.

Hunt said the vehicle that hit her was a truck and that witnesses told her it had been travelling at a high rate of speed before the crash. She said RCMP and police dogs were brought in, and drones were used as officers searched the area.

She was later told the vehicle involved had been stolen and that the people inside tried to flee on foot before being caught near the construction site. RCMP had not released names or charges at the time of the interview.

Hunt said her white Dodge Hornet, purchased only weeks earlier, was totalled in the collision.

“Now I have to pay for a vehicle that I no longer have,” she said.

Hunt said she suffered facial injuries, a sore neck, nausea and dizziness, and was told by a doctor she may have a concussion. She said her husband was also bruised but she, her husband and the guinea pig are all at home with her.

Despite the crash, Hunt said she is grateful to be alive, particularly because her son is facing another surgery connected to serious injuries he suffered in a 2020 incident at a Prince Albert restaurant.

“I’m just so happy to be alive and I could be here for my son when he has to go through his surgery,” Hunt said.

Speeding through construction zones, particularly this one, continues to be a problem in Saskatchewan.

Saskatchewan RCMP said that in this specific zone, officers issued 72 tickets, warnings or defect notices in or near the Highway 2 construction zone between Red Wing Road and White Star Road from June 1 to Sept. 23.

The total included 19 for speeding, 17 for vehicle equipment violations, five vehicle defect inspection notices, four for open alcohol in a motor vehicle, three for seatbelt misuse, two for distracted driving and 22 for other offences.

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susan.mcneil@pattisonmedia.com

by Susan McNeil

Teacher and class guinea pig recovering after being rear-ended in construction zone north of Prince albert

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