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Multiple Road Crashes and a Shooting Under Investigation as New Brunswick Courts Update Cases

A Crown withdrawal of assault charges alongside an adjourned murder inquiry renews scrutiny of New Brunswick’s justice process

Overview

  • A 15-year-old boy suffered non-life-threatening injuries after being struck on Leonard Drive in Sussex; RCMP are seeking a red car driver
  • A two-vehicle collision on Route 104 in Burtts Corner last Friday killed a 61-year-old woman following an RCMP appeal for witness information
  • Jackson Black, a 22-year-old from Riverview, remains in a Moncton neuro ICU with multiple brain and skull fractures after colliding with trees during an ATV crash on Green Road in Elgin
  • The Montreal transit strike that began June 9 disrupted off-peak bus and metro service; city bicycle counters recorded record or near-record traffic, causing overcrowding on popular paths
  • The Crown dropped assault and mischief charges against four Moncton men; Sheldon Scrubb secured a two-week adjournment to review evidence before his Saint John murder inquiry; Jordan Richards was sentenced to nine months in jail for stealing a GMC Sierra and dangerous driving causing injury