Category: Moncton

A 35 year old Moncton woman is going to prison for a drunk driving accident that killed a man last fall.

CBC reports Raymond Keays died after his car was hit by a pickup driven by Melissa Amanda Lane who was given four years in prison yesterday. Lane also got credit for time served in custody since her arrest and has 2 years and 9  months left. Lane’s blood alcohol level was three times the legal limit when her pickup crashed into Keays’ car early in the morning of Remembrance Day last November.

RCMP nabbed 37 impaired drivers around the province last month on National Impaired Driving Enforcement Day, May 20th.

The Mounties say more than 100 checkstops were conducted and 8,000 vehicles stopped. Impaired driving charges are pending against 14 drivers and an additional 23 were handed roadside suspensions.

Sgt. Chantal Farrah says impaired driving remains the number 1 criminal cause of death in Canada, but some people are still not getting the message.