Two men charged in the aftermath of a fatal crash on Peacekeepers Way almost two years ago have chosen to be tried in Supreme Court by judge alone.

That’s if it’s determined there’s enough evidence to proceed to trial.

Three men were originally charged after the collision between a car and a big rig cab that was hauling a trailer in June 2022.

The driver of the car, a 56-year-old man, died at the scene, while the truck driver, Sam Tessier, was treated in hospital.

It was later found that mechanical issues with the trailer led to the crash, with charges laid against Tessier, mechanic Terry Barry and garage owner Cec Walsh.

Barry pleaded guilty and received a suspended sentence for forging inspections that had nothing to do with the crash, alleging Walsh “threw him under the bus.”

Walsh and Tessier, meanwhile, are both charged with criminal negligence causing death, but Walsh faces an additional 58 counts of fraud over $5,000, 19 counts of forging documents, 17 for breaking court conditions, and one count of assault.

In provincial court this morning, lawyers for both men chose trial by Supreme Court judge on the most serious charge of criminal negligence causing death, assuming it goes that route following the preliminary inquiry set for September 23-24 and 26.

Walsh is expected to enter pleas to the nearly 100 other charges he faces when they’re called again on May 8.