Renous man faces deadly driving charge
Charges against Roderick Gerard Hallihan, 53, allege dangerous and/or inattentive driving caused Mackenzie "Mack" Green's death in collision last fall at Youngs Cove
A Renous man is facing a serious criminal charge stemming from a fatality alleged to have been caused by his dangerous conduct at the wheel last fall.
Roderick Gerard Hallihan, 53, of Route 108 in Renous, was charged criminally by the RCMP last month with dangerous driving causing the death of Mackenzie Green on Sept. 17, 2022,, as well as driving without due care and attention, an infraction under the provincial Motor Vehicle Act.
Hallihan wasn’t present when his case was called for the first time in Fredericton provincial court Wednesday, but Fredericton criminal defence lawyer Sabrina Winters appeared on his behalf.
She said she’s received some disclosure of the Crown file but is still seeking further information, so she asked for an adjournment.
Judge Cameron Gunn set the matter over to Aug. 30 for election of mode of trial and pleas.
The charges stem from an accident in the Youngs Cove area last fall, about 40 kilometres east of Fredericton.
In a news release issued last fall, the RCMP reported a 24-year-old man from Mill Cove - later identified as Mackenzie “Mack” Green - died as a result of a two-vehicle collision.
On Sept. 17, 2022, at approximately 3 p.m., members of the Sussex RCMP responded to a report of a two-vehicle collision between a car and a pickup truck near the intersection of Route 10 and Bagdad Road,” the release said.
“The driver of the car, a 24-year old man, was transported to hospital with what were believed to be serious injuries. The passenger of the car was also transported to hospital with minor injuries.”
The Mounties reported the driver and sole occupant of the truck was uninjured.
Green died from his injuries Sept. 18.
“The collision is believed to have occurred when the driver of the car made a sudden stop, causing the truck to collide with the rear-end of the car,” the news release stated.
“The car then rolled into the ditch.”
In addition to RCMP officers, members of the Coles Island and Cumberland Bay fire departments, as well as Ambulance New Brunswick personnel, were on the scene, and the New Brunswick Coroner's Office assisted in the investigation.
Don MacPherson can be contacted at ftonindependent@gmail.com.
He absolutely did not make a sudden stop! The driver of the truck that killed Mack was going way way over the speed limit, failing to notice Mack's blinker and passing multiple cars that were lined up waiting for Mack to turn off. He hit them at a ridiculous speed. You guys really need to get the story straight. This is completely false information. It's actually the lie that the driver of the truck tried to tell the cops when they first arrived on scene. The truth will come out at court though I'm sure.