Suspect denies vehicular assault on cop
Brady Coughlin, 23, of no fixed address, opts for provincial-court trial, pleads not guilty to charges stemming from police pursuit, collision on Princess Margaret Bridge on Jan. 4
A Fredericton man accused of intentionally crashing into a police cruiser on the Princess Margaret Bridge earlier this year, sending an officer to hospital, denied all charges against him Wednesday.
Brady Coughlin, 23, of no fixed address, appeared in Fredericton provincial court Wednesday by telephone from the Saint John Regional Correctional Centre to answer to several indictable charges.
He’s accused of an assault on Fredericton police Const. Tyson Hovey with a weapon (a car), dangerous driving, flight from police, mischief causing more than $5,000 in damage to a city police cruiser, breach of a driving prohibition and breach of probation.
