The man charged in connection with a horrific series of car accidents on Topsail Road in St. John’s Wednesday night appeared in provincial court in St. John's this afternoon.
Leo Jerome Power, 48, faces 10 charges: two counts each of impaired driving causing bodily harm, exceeding the legal limit of blood alcohol causing an accident resulting bodily harm, hit and run involving people, and four counts of hit and run with vehicles.
Prosecutor Bill Cadigan said the Crown will be proceeding by way of indictment which means, if convicted, Power would receive a harsher sentence.
Power was remanded into custody for a bail hearing Friday.
Following Wednesday nights incidents, two women remain in hospital — both with life-threatening injuries. Both were struck by a pickup allegedly driven by Power.
The women — ages 22 and 24 — were walking together on Topsail Road at approximately 9 p.m. when they were struck by a pickup truck. The vehicle somehow carried the 24-year-old victim 85 meters west on Topsail Road. She was found at the intersection of Topsail Road and Columbus Drive. The same vehicle that carried the woman also struck a truck at this intersection.
The truck continued west and crashed into three vehicles at the intersection of Topsail Road and Hamlyn Road, where Power was arrested.
From where the women were struck and where the pickup came to a halt comprised approximately 600 metres of road and involved three separate collisions.
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Leo Jerome Power, 48, faces 10 charges: two counts each of impaired driving causing bodily harm, exceeding the legal limit of blood alcohol causing an accident resulting bodily harm, hit and run involving people, and four counts of hit and run with vehicles.
Prosecutor Bill Cadigan said the Crown will be proceeding by way of indictment which means, if convicted, Power would receive a harsher sentence.
Power was remanded into custody for a bail hearing Friday.
Following Wednesday nights incidents, two women remain in hospital — both with life-threatening injuries. Both were struck by a pickup allegedly driven by Power.
The women — ages 22 and 24 — were walking together on Topsail Road at approximately 9 p.m. when they were struck by a pickup truck. The vehicle somehow carried the 24-year-old victim 85 meters west on Topsail Road. She was found at the intersection of Topsail Road and Columbus Drive. The same vehicle that carried the woman also struck a truck at this intersection.
The truck continued west and crashed into three vehicles at the intersection of Topsail Road and Hamlyn Road, where Power was arrested.
From where the women were struck and where the pickup came to a halt comprised approximately 600 metres of road and involved three separate collisions.
Provided By: The Telegram
Learn more about trucking accidents at http://truckinglawattorney.com/
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