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CBC
5 days ago
- CBC
Mother charged in ATV crash that killed 4-month-old baby
A Nova Scotia woman who was driving an all-terrain vehicle that crashed, killing her infant daughter, is facing charges. Police said Thursday that Madisyn Elizabeth Parker, 28, is charged with impaired operation of a conveyance causing death, dangerous operation of a conveyance causing death, and causing death by criminal negligence, said RCMP. Police alleged the driver's blood alcohol concentration was more than twice the legal limit at the time of the crash, which occurred near the 1100 block of Forties Road near New Ross, N.S. An obituary for the infant, who was four months old at the time of her death, named Parker as the child's mother. She died from injuries suffered in the crash on May 27, 2024. First responders were called to the scene of a Polaris side-by-side that had crashed on a logging road. There were two adults and two children on the side-by-side when it crashed, including the baby girl. A second child sustained minor injuries. The two adults — the driver from Forties and a 52-year-old man from New Ross — were seriously injured . ATV safety regulations questioned after N.S. baby's death 1 year ago Duration 6:40 An infant girl was killed and three other people were hurt when a side-by-side rolled over just outside New Ross, N.S. Watch Tom Murphy's interview with Barry Barnet, executive director of the All Terrain Vehicle Association of Nova Scotia. Parker appeared in court and was released with conditions. She is scheduled to return to Bridgewater provincial court on July 2.
CTV News
5 days ago
- General
- CTV News
Woman charged with impaired driving offences following fatal off-road crash: N.S. RCMP
An RCMP detachment can be seen in this file photo. (David Prisciak/CTV News) A 28-year-old woman has been charged with multiple impaired driving offences following a fatal off-road crash last year in Forties, N.S. Lunenburg District RCMP responded to a report of a Polaris side-by-side crash on a logging road near the 1100 block of Forties Road around 7:10 p.m. on May 27, 2024. Police say there were four people in the side-by-side, including an infant from Forties who died after being taken to hospital. Another child suffered minor injuries and the two adults, a 27-year-old female driver from Forties and a 52-year-old male passenger from New Ross, suffered serious injuries. 'Through blood analysis, it was established that the driver's blood alcohol concentration was more than twice the legal limit at the time of the crash,' reads a news release from the Nova Scotia RCMP. An RCMP collision reconstructionist and the RCMP's National Forensic Laboratory Services supported the investigation that led to the arrest of Madisyn Elizabeth Parker, 28, on Wednesday. She has been charged with: impaired operation of a conveyance causing death dangerous operation of a conveyance causing death causing death by criminal negligence Parker has appeared in court and was released on conditions. She's scheduled to return in Bridgewater provincial court on July 2. The investigation is ongoing. For more Nova Scotia news, visit our dedicated provincial page
