Leitches Creek

• Obstruction charge dropped against man in Cape Breton teenager’s death

  The death of Joneil Hanna attracted provincewide attention after his parents criticized the police investigation, alleging Cape Breton Regional Police mishandled the case by failing to give the driver a breathalyzer test.

  Crime

  Jul 29, 2020
  
• Man charged in Cape Breton crash that killed woman, injured children

  RCMP say the man was driving a vehicle that left Highway 125 in Leitches Creek, N.S., and overturned in a ditch on the evening of Sept. 20.

  Crime

  Nov 8, 2019
  
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• Single vehicle accident in Cape Breton sends six people to hospital

  A female passenger was ejected and sustained serious, life-threatening injuries and was transported via LifeFlight to Halifax.

  Canada

  Sep 21, 2019
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• Halifax police to investigate complaint regarding Hanna investigation

  At the time of the fatal collision in Leitches Creek, N.S., Cape Breton police said the 21-year-old driver was "proven not impaired."

  Cannabis

  Dec 19, 2018
• No evidence driver of vehicle that killed Cape Breton teen was impaired: police

  There is no evidence to indicate the driver of the vehicle was impaired, police said.

  Canada

  Jun 13, 2018