A Nova Scotia man is facing multiple charges, including criminal negligence causing death, in connection with a five-vehicle crash last Thanksgiving long weekend that claimed the lives of a woman and a child.
RCMP and first responders were called to Highway 101 in Wolfville, N.S., on the morning of Oct. 12, 2024 after a transport truck struck four vehicles that had stopped for construction.
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A 62-year-old woman and a child, both from East Kingston, died at the scene. A third occupant of that same vehicle — a 40-year-old woman — was seriously injured and taken to hospital by EHS LifeFlight.
RCMP say Jeffery Doyle, 52, of Kentville, N.S., was arrested on May 16 of this year.
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According to police, he is charged with two counts of criminal negligence causing death, three counts of criminal negligence causing bodily harm, and five counts of dangerous operation of a conveyance.
“An RCMP collision reconstructionist and RCMP Forensic Identification Services (FIS) supported the investigation that led to these charges,” RCMP said in a Monday release.
He was released on conditions and is scheduled to appear in court on July 9.
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