Sentencing For Sydney Man After Fatal South Bar Crash

by Bobby NockOctober 12, 2017

A Sydney man who lied to Regional Police about who was driving a vehicle involved in a fatal South Bar crash is due to be sentenced today.

30 year-old Liam Alexander MacNeil has pleaded guilty to a single count of public mischief.

He was charged after later admitting he was driving the suburban that left the road in September of last year, not William Francis Gittens from Dutch Brook.

40 year-old Gittens was killed in the crash after he was thrown from the vehicle.

Both the Crown and defence are recommending an 18-month conditional sentence for MacNeil.

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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