Criminal negligence charges withdrawn in fatal transport crash on Peacekeepers Way

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· Posted: May 13, 2025 12:51 PM EDT | Last Updated: 9 minutes ago

The crown has withdrawn charges against 2 of the men accused successful the aftermath of a fatal clang betwixt a transport motortruck and a sedan astir 3 years ago.

Samuel Tessier and Cecil Walsh had some been facing a complaint of transgression negligence causing death, aft a 56-year-old antheral was killed connected Peacekeepers Way betwixt Minerals Road and Fowler's Road connected June 7, 2022.

The truck, driven by Tessier, was heading west, and the car was heading eastbound erstwhile they collided head-on.

The 56-year-old antheral — the operator of the sedan — died astatine the scene.

In the ensuing investigation, constabulary said they believed the clang was owed astatine slightest successful portion to mechanical issues with the transport truck.

Tessier was charged with transgression negligence causing death.

Walsh, 1 of 2 mechanics accused successful the aftermath of the crash, was besides charged with transgression negligence causing death, on with 59 counts of fraud and 40 counts of uttering a forged papers — charges the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary said stemmed from required conveyance inspections astatine a section garage. 

But connected Monday, Crown authoritative Alison Doyle withdrew the charges of transgression negligence causing decease against the 2 men.

She said successful airy of caller accusation received past week, the Crown doesn't judge it had a tenable imaginable of conviction.

Walsh volition beryllium backmost successful tribunal aboriginal this period to code the fraud and forgery charges.

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