Man charged for drunk driving in death of Kamloops father

An Alberta man has been charged with drunk driving causing death for a crash that killed a Kamloops father of three last fall.

Gordon Kent Rumbles, born in 1969, is facing three charges involving the death of 48-year-old Kamloops resident Shaun Michael, who was killed when a truck veered into his lane when he was driving over the Bruhn Bridge in Sicamous last November.

Police at the time said that a truck travelling eastbound on Highway 1 had crossed the centre line and struck Michael's truck.

Michael died at the scene.

Police said Rumbles was taken to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.

More than six months after the fatal crash, Rumbles was charged in June with dangerous driving causing death, drunk driving causing death, and impaired driving charges.

Following Michael's death, a fundraising campaign identified him leaving behind his wife Tanya, and two young daughters, Jadyn and Harley, and predeceased by his young son, Trace.

The fundraiser says Michael had just completed a job working in emergency telecommunications repair and was heading home to Kamloops when he was killed.

Rumbles is next due in court in Kelowna Dec. 16 for a pre-trial conference.

The fundraising campaign for the family has so far raised $36,000 and can be found here.

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