A young woman, originally from this province, died after an unusual and tragic crash in Fort McMurray on the weekend.
The 24-year-old victim, Emily Verge of Clarenville, was working at a Boston Pizza when a pickup truck crashed through the wall of the restaurant just before the lunch hour on Saturday.
A memorial set up outside Boston Pizza. (Photo courtesy Harvard Media.)
The driver of the pickup, a 28-year-old Calgary man, has been charged with criminal negligence causing death according to RCMP in Alberta.
The GoFundMe account, which is raising money for funeral expenses, describes Emily as “adored” by family and friends, with a “heart of pure gold.”
