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Driver charged in fatal crash back in court

The case of a woman facing various charges, including impaired driving-related counts, in relation to an Antigonish Co. crash that left a young boy dead is in court Wednesday.

Police say officers responded to the scene of the crash on South Side Harbour Rd. in Lower South River early one Sunday afternoon in July 2019.

They say three people were in the vehicle; one passenger, a three-year-old boy, died at the scene.

Tara Breukel, 33, was not in court when her case opened in October; at the time, her legal aid lawyer said Breukel was at a B.C. treatment facility, and she was still waiting for Crown evidence.

The Crown requested a publication ban in the case, and the judge granted it; that means we can’t tell you the victim’s name, or any information that could identify him.

Breukel is scheduled for election-and-plea in Antigonish Provincial Court Wednesday.

  • Kelly MacMillan lives in Port Hawkesbury with her husband and son. She has been part of the team at 101.5 The Hawk for more than 25 years, sharing stories from around the region. You can join her weekdays from 10am until 2pm.

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