By Charles Lefebvre

Judge reserves decision in Curtis Beisel trial until April

Mar 16, 2018 | 3:45 PM

MEDICINE HAT, AB — The trial for a Cypress County man charged following a collision near Dunmore in 2015 is heading closer to a conclusion.

Curtis Beisel returned to Medicine Hat provincial court on Friday, where his trial continued.

The trial saw Beisel’s lawyer Lyndon Heidinger call one witness, and closing arguments were presented to the judge.

The judge has reserved his decision on the case until April 27 at provincial court.

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Beisel, 56, is facing 12 charges following a Dec. 17, 2015 collision on the Trans-Canada Highway outside of Dunmore.

It’s alleged a Chrysler sedan driven by Beisel was travelling in the wrong lane and collided with a minivan heading west on the highway.

Three people in the van, including an infant that was one week old at the time, were taken to hospital with serious injuries.

A passenger in Beisel’s car was also injured.

Beisel was charged with four counts of of impaired operation of a motor vehicle causing bodily harm, four counts of exceeding .08 causing bodily harm and four counts of dangerous driving causing bodily harm in January 2016.