{"id":31974,"date":"2023-06-30T14:21:43","date_gmt":"2023-06-30T17:21:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chmafm.com\/welcome\/?p=31974"},"modified":"2023-06-30T14:38:54","modified_gmt":"2023-06-30T17:38:54","slug":"driver-to-face-two-charges-after-seriously-injuring-pedestrian-in-december","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chmafm.com\/welcome\/driver-to-face-two-charges-after-seriously-injuring-pedestrian-in-december\/","title":{"rendered":"Driver to face two charges after seriously injuring pedestrian in December"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The crosswalk at Main and King Streets in Sackville NB. Image: Google Streetview Nov 2021<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The man who hit and seriously injured a young man crossing Main Street in a crosswalk last December has been charged with two offences related to the collision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Andrew McGann has been charged with failing to yield to a pedestrian and driving without due care and attention. McGann is due to make his first appearance in a Moncton courtroom on July 4, 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The person McGann struck with his vehicle is a young Mount Allison student, who after the collision was sent to a Halifax hospital in critical condition. RCMP Sergeant Eric Hanson says the young man has since been released from hospital and continues his recovery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The collision occurred at the crosswalk on Main Street at King. Witnesses say the lights in the crosswalk were flashing when the young man crossed, and traffic in one direction had stopped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The collision raised concerns over traffic safety at the crosswalk, and also Ambulance NB response times. It took 27 minutes for an ambulance to arrive on the collision scene, in part due to another emergency call that came in just 14 minutes beforehand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Collision victim in critical condition; plus response time details and Sackville ER protocols<\/a><\/blockquote>