A Penticton Mountie charged in connection with a fatal collision intends to plead guilty.
Constable Ace Jimmy Stewart is charged with driving without due care and attention under the Motor Vehicle Act.
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The charge stems from an incident in September 2015 at the intersection of Highway 97 and Green Mountain Road in Penticton where Stewart’s truck struck and killed five-year-old James Christian McIntosh. The youngster was pushing his bicycle through a crosswalk when the impact occurred.
Stewart was off-duty and driving his personal vehicle at the time of the incident.
Court documents show that he intends to plead guilty on January 23, 2017.