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A week ago, Priscilla Swampy was picking out material with her granddaughter Jerzeigh Swampy to make a jingle dress. Jerzeigh was drawn to hot pink and rainbow ribbons.

Priscilla put the materials on the table, with plans to sew the piece together, but that never happened. Instead, the kokum used the material to make a tea dress for her 14-year-old granddaughter’s wake.

“I felt honoured to do it,” Swampy said.

On Saturday, May 3rd at 11 p.m., Jerzeigh was with her friend, Cowin Twins. His brother-in-law, 26-year-old Gabe Johnson, was driving them to get slurpees.

The three were on Highway 2A  just north of Ponoka near Township Road 434, when a GMC Acadia was passing other vehicles and struck an oncoming their Volkswagen Tiguan.

RCMP said they are still investigating if alcohol was a factor. They did confirm the 41-year-old driver of the GMC was seen driving erratically before the crash.

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