Red Deer, Alta. – Red Deer RCMP have laid charges in connection with a motor vehicle collision that killed 48-year-old Michael (Aaron) Caywood on Aug. 30, 2025.
With the assistance of the Alberta RCMP Collision Reconstructionist, Red Deer RCMP determined the SUV was travelling northbound on Highway 2A north of Red Deer, when it crossed the centre line, colliding with the southbound motorcycle.
As a result of the investigation, on Oct. 23, 2025, RCMP arrested and charged an 18-year-old female Red Deer resident with Impaired Operation of a motor vehicle causing death and Operate motor vehicle with a blood alcohol concentration exceeding 80 mg of alcohol in 100 mL of blood causing death.
Following a Judicial Interim Release Hearing, the charged female was released to appear at the Alberta Court of Justice in Red Deer on Oct. 31, 2025.
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Red Deer, Alta. – Red Deer RCMP continue to investigate a fatal collision that occurred on Aug. 30, 2025, north of Red Deer on Highway 2a.
Police are seeking public assistance and asking any witnesses or those who may have dashcam video footage, to please come forward to assist in the investigation.
If anyone has any video footage capturing the collision, or the moments leading up to it, you are asked to please contact the Red Deer RCMP at 403-406-2200. If you wish to remain anonymous, you can contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), online at www.P3Tips.com or by using the "P3 Tips" app available through the Apple App or Google Play store. To report crime online, or for access to RCMP news and information, download the Alberta RCMP app through Apple or Google Play. To contact RCMP non-emergency line within any Alberta RCMP Jurisdiction call 310-RCMP(7267).
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Update #1
Red Deer, Alta. – On Aug. 30, 2025, at 9:34 a.m., Red Deer RCMP received a report of serious two vehicle collision between an SUV and a motorcycle on Highway 2a just North of Red Deer. Upon arrival, the driver of the motorcycle, a 48-year-old Blackfalds resident, was deceased. The driver of the SUV, an 18-year-old female resident of Red Deer, was taken to hospital with injuries. RCMP remained on scene for several hours conducting an investigation. Police have now cleared from the scene and normal traffic flow has resumed.
The cause of the collision is still under investigation.
RCMP offer our condolences to the family and friends of the deceased.
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Background
Aug. 30, 2025
Red Deer, Alta. – Red Deer RCMP are currently on scene of a serious motor vehicle collision on Highway 2a just North of Red Deer. The highway is being redirected in both directions while emergency workers respond and police investigate. RCMP anticipate remaining on scene for several hours.
An update is anticipated.
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