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March 9, 2012

Filipino workers killed in Alberta crash identified by police


The four Filipino workers killed by a suspected drunk driver Sunday in a crash near Innisfail, Alta., can now be identified.
Anthony Subong Castillon, 35, Joey Flores Mangonon, 35, Eden Dalu Biazon, 39, and Josefina Flores Velarde, 52, were killed when a Range Rover heading north in the southbound lanes of the QE II Highway slammed head-on into their vehicle.
Josephine Gaila Tamondong, 28, survived the crash and is in stable condition in an Edmonton hospital.
All five were workers from the Philippines who were living in Edmonton. Four, including three of those who died, worked at the Coast Edmonton Plaza Hotel.
A 29-year-old man faces a number of charges in the crash.
Tyler James Stevens is charged with four counts each of impaired driving causing death, failing to provide a breath sample and criminal negligence in the operation of a motor vehicle causing death, plus one count each of impaired driving causing bodily harm and criminal negligence in the operation of a motor vehicle causing bodily harm.

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