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Kentville man charged in fatal October crash in Wolfville
Nova Scotia RCMP have charged a Kentville man with 10 offences in relation to a five-vehicle crash in Wolfville, N.S., in October 2024 that killed two people.
Jeffery Doyle, 52, was arrested on May 16, said an RCMP news release Monday.
He has been 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.
Doyle was released on conditions, police said, and is scheduled to appear in Kentville provincial court on July 9.
First responders were called to a crash on Highway 101 on Oct. 12 at 8:26 a.m.
Two people inside an SUV — a 62-year-old woman and a child, both from East Kingston — were pronounced dead at the scene. A 40-year-old woman in the same vehicle was airlifted to hospital with life-threatening injuries, Monday's release said.
According to an obituary, the two crash victims were Elma Naguerlin, 62, and her nine-year-old grandson, Renan Jr. Naguerlin Colimbo.
Elma Naguerlin was born in the Philippines and immigrated to Canada in March 2024 so she could live closer to her daughter. Renan Jr. Naguerlin Colimbo moved to Canada with his parents in 2021 from the Philippines. He was a student at Kingston and District Elementary School.
According to the obituary, the boy "had a love of cooking, especially breakfast in bed, playing Nerf guns, basketball games and had a love for reading books."
A GoFundMe campaign for the family noted Elma Naguerlin "embraced her new life" in Canada, "cherishing every moment with her grandson, Renan, and celebrating the journey her son in law and daughter had built here."
