A man has been charged with impaired driving causing death following a crash on Mayor Avenue in St. John’s earlier this month.
Emergency crews were called to the intersection of Mayor Avenue and Newtown Road just after 1:30 in the morning on June 12th to reports of a single-vehicle collision.
There were four people in the vehicle at the time of the collision, including a 24-year-old who succumbed to his injuries.
The three others suffered non-life threatening injuries.
Now, police say the driver of the vehicle, 21-year-old Koushik Ghosh is facing numerous charges including impaired driving causing death.
He appeared in court today.
A full list of the charges against the accused are as follows:
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- Impaired Driving Causing Death
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- Two counts of Impaired Driving Causing Bodily Harm
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- Dangerous Operation Causing Death
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- Two counts of Dangerous Operation Causing Bodily Harm
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- Two counts of Operating a conveyance with a blood alcohol concentration that is equal to or exceeds 80 mg of alcohol in 100 mL of blood and Causing Bodily Harm
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- Operating a conveyance with a blood alcohol concentration that is equal to or exceeds 80 mg of alcohol in 100 mL of blood and Causing Death
