The man charged in relation to a deadly crash that left four people dead and one person injured has been released on bail.
Bail was granted to Tyler James Stevens when Judge William Andreassen gave his decision in Red Deer provincial court on March 28. Andreassen had heard arguments from the Crown and defence on March 14 but reserved his decision at that time.
Stevens was released on several conditions by the judge, including a curfew, $20,000 in cash bail, providing fingerprints and other samples as required, surrendering his passport and more.
Additional charges have been laid against the 30-year-old, who was initially charged with four counts of impaired driving causing death, one count of impaired driving causing bodily harm, four counts of refusing to provide a sample after a collision causing death, four counts of criminal negligence causing death and one count of criminal negligence causing bodily harm. The Crown has added four additional charges of driving with a blood-alcohol level over the legal limit causing death and one charge of driving with a blood-alcohol level over the legal limit causing bodily harm.
Stevens was charged after a head-on collision on the QE II Highway took place around 11 p.m. on March 4. It's alleged Stevens was the sole driver of a Range Rover that was driving northbound in the southbound lane of the highway, resulting in the collision with a southbound vehicle with five passengers.
RCMP said Anthony Castillon, 35, Joey Mangonon, 35, Josefina Velarde, 52 and Eden Biazon, 39, died in the collision. Josephine Tamondong, 28, was sent to the University of Alberta Hospital as she was critically injured.
Stevens will appear next in Red Deer provincial court on May 14.
