Drake Robert Brown pleaded guilty Monday in Kentville provincial court to three charges of impaired driving from a fatal crash on Highway 14 in Windsor Forks in August 2023. Photo by Jason MalloyArticle contentA Kings County man charged with multiple offences after two people were killed in a crash on Highway 101 near Wolfville almost a year ago still hasn’t secured a lawyer.THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY.Subscribe now to access this story and more:Unlimited access to the website and appExclusive access to premium content, newsletters and podcastsFull access to the e-Edition app, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment onEnjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalistsSupport local journalists and the next generation of journalistsSUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES.Subscribe or sign in to your account to continue your reading experience.Unlimited access to the website and appExclusive access to premium content, newsletters and podcastsFull access to the e-Edition app, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment onEnjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalistsSupport local journalists and the next generation of journalistsRegister to unlock more articles.Create an account or sign in to continue your reading experience.Access additional stories every monthShare your thoughts and join the conversation in our commenting communityGet email updates from your favourite authorsSign In or Create an AccountorArticle contentDefence lawyer Scott Brownell, acting as duty counsel on Wednesday, told Judge Ronda van der Hoek in Kentville provincial court that Jeffrey Douglas Doyle has applied for legal aid, but “we need some manager approval to confirm our representation.”Article contentArticle contentArticle contentDoyle, 52, will return to court Oct. 29.Article contentHe was charged in May after a seven-month investigation into the crash last Oct. 12.Article contentThe crash occurred in a construction zone where work on an overpass reduced the highway to one lane, controlled by temporary traffic lights.Article contentJust before 8:30 a.m., a transport truck loaded with carrots and travelling east struck four vehicles that were stopped in the construction zone. A 62-year-old woman and a child, who were in one of the vehicles that was struck, died at the scene.Article contentA third occupant of that same vehicle, a 40-year-old woman, was airlifted to hospital with life-threatening injuries.Article contentTwo other people were also injured.Article contentDoyle initially appeared without a lawyer and told van der Hoek that he is applying to Nova Scotia Legal Aid in the hope that the service can represent him.Article contentDoyle, of Kentville, is charged with two counts of criminal negligence causing death, three counts of criminal negligence causing bodily harm and five counts of dangerous driving.Article contentThe dangerous driving charges are companion charges to the others: two of dangerous driving causing death and three of dangerous driving causing bodily harm.Article content
Man charged in double fatality on Highway 101 still trying to get lawyer
