Crashing into light pole results in refusing breathalyzer, leaving accident scene convictions for P.E.I. man
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CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. — Crashing into a light-weight pole after which persevering with to drive the broken automobile as smoke bellowed from it has resulted in legal convictions for a P.E.I. man for refusing a breathalyzer demand and leaving the scene of an accident.
Jeremy Christopher Hegarty, 34, pleaded responsible to these offences on April 13 in provincial courtroom in Charlottetown.
Crown lawyer Jeff MacDonald advised the courtroom that on Dec. 27 at 1:18 p.m., Hegarty was driving a black GMC Sierra and struck a light-weight pole on St. Peters Highway whereas turning onto the bypass freeway. He continued to drive the severely broken automobile to Brackley Level Highway. Hegarty obtained out of the automobile to take a look at the harm. As he did so, witnesses known as out to him, so he ran away and gave the impression to be staggering, stated MacDonald. Police had been in a position to monitor down and arrest Hegarty by following footprints he left within the snow.
Hegarty tried to contact his lawyer, Brendan Hubley, however was unsuccessful. He did not need to converse with one other lawyer. When requested by police to supply a breathalyzer pattern, Hegarty refused and was charged. Police might additionally scent a powerful odor of alcohol coming from Hegarty, famous MacDonald.
At one level, Hegarty advised police he “did not even know what was occurring.”
Given his interactions with police, Hegarty was taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. MacDonald stated that Hegarty advised an ER nurse and police that he had been stabbed the earlier night time and that he wasn’t drunk when he struck the sunshine pole however was nonetheless making an attempt to get away from whomever stabbed him.
The province is in search of $3,800 in restitution for the harm to the sunshine pole.
Hegarty’s prior legal file contains offences for assault inflicting bodily hurt, breaching an enterprise and drug possession.
Hubley famous that his shopper has a major historical past of addictions and psychological well being points and is taking packages to take care of these points.
Chief Choose Jeff Lantz adjourned sentencing to June 13 so a pre-sentence report outlining Hegarty’s private circumstances may very well be ready to help the courtroom.
Terrence McEachern is a justice reporter with SaltWire in Prince Edward Island. He will be reached by electronic mail at [email protected] and will be adopted on Twitter @terry_mcn.
