{"id":5786,"date":"2026-05-12T12:53:35","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T19:53:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/infonews.ca\/news\/7642516\/man-faces-six-charges-more-than-a-year-after-near-tragic-crash-in-bc-police\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T12:53:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T19:53:35","slug":"man-faces-six-charges-more-than-a-year-after-near-tragic-crash-in-bc-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/infonews.ca\/inwheels\/news\/5786\/man-faces-six-charges-more-than-a-year-after-near-tragic-crash-in-bc-police\/","title":{"rendered":"Man faces six charges more than a year after &#8216;near tragic&#8217; crash in B.C.: police"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PARKSVILLE \u2014 B.C. Highway Patrol says a man is facing six charges after a crash injured two adults and a baby more than a year ago.<\/p>\n<p>Police say that on March 3, 2025, a Chevrolet pickup and a Toyota Prius collided head on in the northbound lanes of Highway 19 in Parksville on Vancouver Island.<\/p>\n<p>A statement says both drivers suffered non-life-threatening injuries as did the baby in the Toyota.<\/p>\n<p>Police say the crash &#8220;nearly led to tragedy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A 28-year-old man from Saanich, B.C., was arrested this March and charged with two counts of dangerous driving causing bodily harm and two counts of impaired driving causing bodily harm.<\/p>\n<p>He has also been charged with two counts of driving with a blood-alcohol level over .08 causing bodily harm.<\/p>\n<p>This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 12, 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PARKSVILLE \u2014 B.C. Highway Patrol says a man is facing six charges after a crash injured two adults and a baby more than a year ago. Police say that on March 3, 2025, a Chevrolet pickup and a Toyota Prius collided head on in the northbound lanes of Highway 19 in Parksville on Vancouver Island. 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