Fatal Crash Accused Released On Bail

by Dave DesveauxAugust 22, 2017

An Edwardsville man was released on bail today as he faces charges stemming from a fatal single-vehicle crash in Kempt Head on the weekend.

24 year-old Christopher William Copan faces counts of impaired driving causing death and driving with a blood/alcohol level exceeding the legal limit causing death.

He was arrested at the scene after the Saturday crash on Kempt Head Road.

RCMP say a 22-year-old man who was a passenger in the car was pronounced dead at the scene.

They add a 27-year-old man and a 22-year-old man who were also passengers were taken to the Regional Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Copan is due back in court to enter pleas on September 25th.

Dave Desveaux

Dave Desveaux, a native of New Waterford leverages his experience and passion for research in The Coast 89.7 Newsroom where as the Weekday Newscaster. His foray into radio began with a research position at The Coast, which led to the production of a radio documentary on the music of the Mi’kmaq people. The program, entitled “First Nations, First Music” was co-produced with fellow Coast personality Ron Neville and released in early 2011. A graduate of Breton Education Centre, Dave went on to get a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History and Sociology from Cape Breton University, as well as a Master of Arts Degree in Sociology from Dalhousie University. He has worked as a teaching assistant at Dalhousie, and in various short-term customer service and research positions.

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