Charges Laid In Fatal Hit And Run

by Bobby NockAugust 28, 2019

Police have laid charges against a 27-year-old Victoria County man accused in a hit and run that killed a 10-year-old girl in Big Bras d’Or last month.

Colin Hugh Tweedie from Black Rock Road faces counts of Dangerous Operation of a Motor Vehicle, Causing Death, Operation of a Motor Vehicle while Impaired, Causing Death, Failure to Stop after an Accident and Obstruction.

Talia Neveah Forrest from North Sydney died after being hit by a vehicle as she and friends rode their bicycles along Black Road Road at around 9:45 on the night of July 11^th.

RCMP say the girl was hit by an SUV that then kept going.

They say the vehicle was later found at a home on Black Rock Road.

Tweedie is due in court on September 5^th.

Bobby Nock

Bobby grew up in Whycocomagh before moving to Halifax to attend university where he earned a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Journalism degree. After university, Bobby moved back to Cape Breton where he began working as a freelance journalist and has done work for both print media and as a broadcast journalist. As the News Director, Bobby Nock will get your day started by bringing you information that helps connect you to the community with all the latest in local news.

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