A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for an Edmonton man charged in a double fatal collision in Leduc County last year.
John David Tobin, 42, is scheduled to find out on Oct. 26, 2026, in Breton Court of Justice, if his case has enough evidence to go to trial.
It was on the evening of June 28, 2025, when Thorsby/Breton RCMP responded to a report of a serious collision on Highway 778 at Township Road 490 in Leduc County.
Mounties say two occupants from a Chevrolet Silverado were pronounced dead at the scene, a 30-year-old male from Calmar and a 31-year-old female from Edmonton.
Police said the initial investigation suggested a Dodge Ram was heading westbound along Township Road 490 and failed to obey a stop sign, where it allegedly collided with the Silverado travelling north on Highway 778.
Following the investigation, John Tobin was charged with:
- Operation while impaired by alcohol causing death (x2)
- Operation while over 80mg% alcohol causing death (x2)
- Dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death (x2)
Tobin was taken before a justice of the peace and initially remanded into custody.
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