Man charged with impaired driving after motorcyclist killed in New Brunswick crash
A 26-year-old man is facing charges, including impaired driving, after a motorcyclist was killed in a collision near Saint-Louis-de-Kent, N.B., early Sunday.
The RCMP responded to the two-vehicle collision on Route 11, between exits 75 and 64, around 3:10 a.m.
Police say a southbound car had struck a motorcycle that was travelling in the same direction.
The motorcyclist, a 36-year-old man from Riverview, N.B., died at the scene.
The driver of the car was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The RCMP issued an update Thursday, saying the driver was later arrested and charged.
Janitzio Caravantes of Elsipogtog, N.B., is facing the following charges:
operation while impaired
accident resulting in death
failure to stop after an accident resulting in death
failure or refusal to comply with a demand
operating a motor vehicle while suspended
Caravantes appeared in Moncton provincial court on Wednesday. He was released from custody and is due to return to court at a later date.
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