City man denies fatal-impaired charges

Brandon Robert Reid, 37, of Fredericton, will stand trial in one year’s time on allegations stemming from death of Justine Paul after they crashed on motorcycle Oct. 24, 2024

A Fredericton man accused of causing the death of the mother of his children by allegedly driving a motorcycle while high last year denied the allegations in court last week.

Brandon Robert Reid, 37, of Douglas Avenue, appeared in Fredericton provincial court by video conference from the Saint John Regional Correctional Centre on Friday to answer to several Oct. 25, 2024, charges.

Brandon Robert Reid, left, is accused of causing the death of Justine Paul, right, last fall when their motorcycle crashed on Fredericton’s north side. Reid faces charges of impaired driving and dangerous driving causing death. (Photos: Facebook)

Defence counsel Alex Pate said his client was electing to be tried in provincial court and pleaded not guilty to driving while impaired by cocaine and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and thereby causing the death of Justine Paul, having an elevated blood-drug concentration within two hours of driving and causing her death, and dangerous driving causing her death.