Nova Scotia vehicle inspector charged following fatal collision
RCMP started probing other inspections completed by Chet Bernard Chisholm following the crash last year
RCMP in Nova Scotia have laid an unusual series of charges against a 45-year-old man from Lakevale in Antigonish County.
The charges include criminal negligence causing death and two counts of criminal negligence causing bodily harm following a fatal two-car collision last year. The crash happened on Highway 107 in Porters Lake, east of Dartmouth.
What makes the charges unusual is that Chet Bernard Chisholm wasn't behind the wheel of either car — he did the motor vehicle inspection on one of them.
Two people were injured in the Toyota Chisholm inspected. A 49-year-old driving the other vehicle, a Volkswagen, was killed.
Cpl. Jennifer Clarke, a spokesperson for the RCMP, said police looked at other inspections Chisholm performed as part of their investigation.
"Suffice it to say, the inspections were being completed and were not being completed properly, and we've laid charges and fairly serious charges at that," Clarke said.
She added police have reached out to other motorists who had their vehicles inspected by Chisholm, recommending they get the inspections redone.
Chisholm is due in Nova Scotia provincial court in Antigonish next month to face the charges.
Corrections
- In a previous version of this story RCMP said Chisholm had inspected the car that the 49-year-old woman who was killed was driving. Later, RCMP corrected their statement to say Chisholm inspected the other vehicle involved in the crash.Feb 15, 2019 9:38 AM AT