Sport · CFL captain · ArchiefCFL Captain Drove Wrong Way With Alcohol and Cannabis Before Fatal Crash, RCMP SaysGeschreven 7 september 2026 om 21:22 UTCKijkenTranscript0:00New details tonight about a devastating0:02wrong way crash in Saskatchewan that0:03killed two people a CFL star and a 220:06year old man who had built a new life in0:08Canada. RCMP now say alcohol and0:10cannabis were found inside the vehicle0:12driven by Saskatchewan Roughriders0:13captain Jaden Dalkey when he collided0:15head-on with another driver on Highway0:1711. That second driver Bishmar Rajaguru0:20moved here from India just 4 years ago.0:22Tonight his family is trying to bring0:24his body home.0:26The crash happened on Highway 11 near0:28Lumsden Northwest of Regina. RCMP say0:31Dalkey was driving his silver SUV0:33northbound but in the southbound lanes a0:35head-on collision that killed both0:37drivers instantly. Both were alone in0:39their vehicles pronounced dead at the0:41scene. RCMP spokesperson Mandy Meyer0:43confirmed investigators found both0:45alcohol and cannabis inside Dalkey's0:47SUV. Officers also say Dalkey had left a0:50Lumsden gas station without paying for0:52fuel about 30 minutes before the crash.0:54A collision reconstructionist is now0:55analyzing the scene. Toxicology results0:58could take months. Dalkey was a standout1:00player drafted by the Roughriders in the1:02sixth round of the 2022 CFL draft. He1:05played 68 games and was part of the 20251:07Grey Cup championship team. General1:09manager Jeremy O'Day described him as1:12someone that was always smiling never1:14had a bad day. Mad Canada CEO Steve1:16Sullivan pointed to the broader toll of1:18impaired driving calling the crash a1:20stark reminder that these tragedies1:22continue to destroy families. But1:24tonight this story is also about Bishma1:26Rajaguru. He was 22 years old. He moved1:29to Canada from India in 2022 building a1:32new life in Regina. He was simply1:34driving home when a vehicle came at him1:36the wrong way. He never had a chance. A1:38GoFundMe campaign is now raising money1:40to repatriate his body to India so his1:42family can lay him to rest. The1:44autopsies are complete but toxicology1:46results are still pending a process that1:48could take months. RCMP continues to1:51investigate and charges were not1:52possible given both drivers died at the1:54scene. For the Rajaguru family the1:56questions and the grief stretch across1:58an ocean.Lees het artikelTijdlijn van het verhaalHeyDexDe korte video ↗
