Skip to main content

Driver faces impaired driving causing death charge for December crash in Roxville, N.S.

An RCMP vehicle is seen in an undated photo. An RCMP vehicle is seen in an undated photo.
Share

A 35-year-old man Roxville, N.S., man has been arrested and is facing various charges in connection with a fatal crash in December 2022.

Members of the Digby RCMP, along with Digby Fire and paramedics responded to a report of a collision on Highway 217 in Roxville, N.S., around 8:55 a.m. on December 22.

Police say a pickup truck and a panel van were travelling in opposite directions on Highway 217 when they collided.

Police say the driver and sole occupant of the panel van, a 57-year-old Bayview man pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver and sole occupant of the pickup truck, a 35-year-old Roxville man, sustained serious injuries and was taken to hospital.

The RCMP says its Forensic Laboratory determined the 35-year-old man’s blood alcohol content was above the legal limit at the time of the collision.

Tyler Christian Sachs was arrested March 16 and is facing charges of:

  • impaired operation of a conveyance causing death
  • operation while prohibited.

Sachs appeared in Digby provincial court Thursday and was released on conditions, he is scheduled to reappear on March 21, at 9:30 a.m.

CTVNews.ca Top Stories

Stay Connected