Woman charged in traffic fatality

A 34 year old Moncton woman will be in court today in connection with a fatal accident Friday morning.

A 66 year old man was killed when his vehicle was hit by a pickup at Morton Avenue and McLaughlin Drive around 3:00am. A male passenger in the pickup was taken to hospital with minor injuries. The woman driving the truck is facing a charge of impaired driving causing death in court today.

Ward 4 by-election

It’s by-election day in Moncton’s Ward 4.

Four candidates are running to replace the late Rene “Pepsi” Landry who passed away recently.

Polls are open from 10:00am to 8:00pm and voters can cast their ballots at three polling stations or the returning office on King Street. More than 700 votes have already been cast in advance polls.