Posted: Jan 06, 2021 6:00 AM CT | Last Updated: January 6
Kelly Washie, 45, was killed last week after being struck by a tractor trailer on Highway 3 between Yellowknife and Behchokǫ̀.(Submitted by Joyce Washie)
A Behchokǫ̀, N.W.T., man killed in a fatal New Year s Eve collision on Highway 3 is being remembered as a kind man with a great sense of humour.
And Kelly Washie s sister is also pushing for cellphone service along the stretch of highway where her brother died.
Washie, 45, was in a vehicle about 25 kilometres outside of Yellowknife on Highway 3 with his sister Joyce, when they pulled over to the side of the road so he could have a cigarette outside.