Fredericton Independent

Fredericton Independent

Belligerent drunk driver pleads guilty

Daniel Joseph Morency, 56, of Chipman, blew almost triple legal limit, court hears

Don MacPherson
Dec 30, 2024
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A Chipman man busted for impaired driving after he crashed into a ditch and then continued on his way said “Go fuck yourself” to the Mountie who arrested him, court heard last week.

Daniel Joseph Morency, 56, of Queen Street in Chipman, pleaded guilty in Fredericton provincial court Friday to a charge of having an elevated blood-alcohol level within two hours of driving.

Courtroom No. 5 in the Justice Building in downtown Fredericton. (Photo: Don MacPherson/The Fredericton Independent)

Crown prosecutor Geoffrey Hutchin said an RCMP officer was dispatched to the Coal Creek area at 7:36 p.m. on May 30 after receiving a report of a vehicle that had crashed into a ditch and then left the scene.

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