ATV crash with pickup truck kills 1 Grand Manan man, leads to arrest of another
21-year-old man appears in court on allegation of impaired driving causing death
A 29-year-old Grand Manan man was killed when his ATV and a pickup truck collided on the island early New Year's Day.
The victim, Derek Patey, died at the scene.
Another man, 21-year-old Daniel Richard Greene, was arrested and charged with operating a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol level over 80 mg, causing death.
He was remanded Tuesday afternoon and will remain in custody until his next court appearance Friday at 9:30 a.m. in Saint John provincial court.
The crash happened on Highway 776 near Seal Cove just before 3:30 a.m., RCMP said in a news release.
Derek Patey is confirmed as victim in Grand Manan crash. He died on ATV in collision with vehicle allegedly driven by Daniel Richard Greene
—@connellcbcParamedics and West District RCMP officers were on the scene of the crash.
Chief Phillip Brown of the Grand Manan Fire Department said nine firefighters were also at the scene.
RCMP said the investigation is continuing.
Friends on Grand Manan are raising money to help send Patey's body to his family in Nova Scotia, where he's originally from and will be buried.