The man who hit and seriously injured a young Mount Allison student crossing Main Street in a crosswalk last December has pled guilty to a charge of driving without due care and attention.
Andrew McGann appeared in Moncton provincial court on July 4 to plead guilty to the charge, and will be required to pay a fine of $1200.
The young man McGann hit was sent to a Halifax hospital in critical condition after the collision. RCMP Sergeant Eric Hanson told CHMA the young man has since been released from hospital and continues his recovery.
Crown prosecutors dropped a second charge against McGann of failing to yield. Prosecutor Annie St-Jacques says it’s not uncommon in the case of a guilty plea on one Motor Vehicle Act charge to see a related charge withdrawn.
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.
