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Charges laid in 2017 Hammonds Plains crash that killed 17-year-old boy

An 18-year-old man has been charged in relation to a collision in October 2017 that claimed the life of a 17-year-old boy in Hammonds Plains. Natasha Pace/ Global News

RCMP in Nova Scotia have laid charges in connection with a collision that killed a 17-year-old boy last fall.

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On Oct. 13, 2017, a vehicle travelling on Rochester Drive in Hammonds Plains went off the road and overturned in a ditch.

READ MORE: Teen killed in single-vehicle crash in Hammonds Plains, N.S.

A Grade 12 student at Charles P. Allen High School in Bedford, who was a passenger in the vehicle, was pronounced dead at the scene.

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The 17-year-old driver was arrested at the time, but he was released without charges.

WATCH: 17-year-old killed in Hammonds Plains crash

RCMP said on Tuesday that the man, who is now 18, has been charged with dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death. He is also facing charges under the Motor Vehicle Act for driving without liability insurance and for driving an unregistered vehicle.

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He is scheduled to appear in Halifax Provincial Court later this month.

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