Retired P.E.I. RCMP officer pleads guilty to impaired driving charge in crash that killed partner
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A retired Prince Edward Island RCMP officer has pleaded guilty to impaired driving causing death in a crash on New Year’s Day that killed his common-law partner.
James Bennett Andrew, 74, entered the plea in P.E.I. Supreme Court in Charlottetown on Tuesday.
Andrew was arrested at the scene of the single-vehicle crash in Clinton, about 8 km east of Kensington, on Jan. 1. The SUV he was driving was in a ditch and had hit a culvert.
Firefighters were able to extract Andrew from the car, but the passenger — Mary Shawna Carmody, 70, Andrew’s common-law partner — was pronounced dead at the scene.
According to an agreed statement of facts read in court, officers at the scene observed that Andrew smelled of alcohol and couldn’t keep his eyes open.
Police had to read Andrew his rights twice because he told officers he didn't understand them the first time. At one point, when asked what he didn’t understand, Andrew told officers, “I’m drunk, relax.”
He declined medical care at the scene but was later sent to hospital with serious injuries.
Andrew had also been charged with having a blood-alcohol concentration at or above the legal limit of 80 milligrams per 100 millilitres of blood. That charge was stayed by the Crown on Tuesday.
Andrew’s lawyer requested a pre-sentence report before the sentence is handed down. The case is scheduled to be back in court in February.
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