Man pleads guilty in UPEI hit and run
CBC News
Posted: Dec 19, 2011 2:14 PM AT
Last Updated: Dec 19, 2011 10:09 PM AT
Related
Related Links
Adam Molyneaux of Charlottetown was injured in a hit and run accident. ((CBC))A 19-year-old Charlottetown man pleaded guilty Monday to failing to remain at the scene of an accident at the University of Prince Edward Island last spring.
Zachary Richard Evans-Renaud was charged after a hit and run at UPEI on March 13.
Adam Molyneaux, of Charlottetown, was walking along the UPEI Campus Road around 2 a.m. after being at the UPEI pub, The Wave, when a vehicle hit him from behind and fled the scene.
Molyneaux suffered cuts and bruises to his back, legs and hips. His head was badly cut.
He was found minutes later by his father who was coming to pick him up. Molyneaux spent the night in hospital, and was unable to attend classes for several days. He was unable to identify the driver of the car that struck him.
In an agreed statement of facts, Evans-Renaud said he didn't realize he had hit someone until after he had left the scene. He said he had only drunk one beer at The Wave before being thrown out of the bar for fighting.
The next day, police received a tip that Evans-Renaud was involved.
The Crown is asking for a sentence of six months, while the defence wants a conditional discharge.
Judge John Douglas will sentence Evans-Renaud on Jan. 20.
Share Tools
Latest Prince Edward Island News Headlines
- NDP votes against electing leader at convention
- The P.E.I. New Democratic Party was supposed to elect a new leader on the weekend, but that didn't happen. more »
- Dry weather threatens some P.E.I. crops
- Clouds of dust are a common site on P.E.I. farms this year as weeks of unusually dry conditions are threatening this year's crops. more »
- New food guidelines for early child care centres
- In March, the P.E.I. Healthy Eating Alliance paid a visit to 10 centres to review menus and offer suggestions on how to improve the nutritional quality of the foods served to the children. more »
- Frosty forecast worries P.E.I. strawberry farmers
- P.E.I. strawberry growers are keeping a close eye on the weather, wondering if a frost warning for Monday night will hurt this year's crop. more »
Top News Headlines
- B.C. police shooting video sparks calls for new probe
- Amateur video of the shooting of a mentally ill Vancouver man five years ago has prompted calls for B.C.'s police complaint commissioner and Crown prosecutors to take another look at the case. more »
- 'Engine shutdown' forced Air Canada jet to land
- A Japan-bound Air Canada Boeing 777 made an emergency landing at Toronto's Pearson airport on Monday, after one of its engines failed. more »
- CP Rail union, Tories battle over collective bargaining
- The federal Conservatives are defending their plan to force striking Canadian Pacific Railway employees back to work as a way to keep the economy on track, while the union representing 4,800 workers says their collective bargaining rights are under attack. more »
- Quebec student talks resume amid continuing protests
- A new round of negotiations between students and Quebec's Liberal government over the province's tuition-fee crisis extended into the night, while thousands took to the street in protest, leading to dozens of arrests. more »
- NDP votes against electing leader at convention
- Province appointing English school board trustees
- P.E.I. players on cup-winning junior hockey team
- Old church needs more money for facelift
- Frosty forecast worries P.E.I. strawberry farmers
- Dry weather threatens some P.E.I. crops
- Liquor store discussion heats up legislature
