Man charged with impaired driving causing death

June 11, 2021
Maxwell, New Brunswick

News release

A 25-year-old man from Woodstock, N.B., has been charged with impaired driving causing death, in connection with a collision between a vehicle and a pedestrian that occurred in Maxwell on May 27, 2021.

On May 27, 2021, at approximately 3:35 a.m., members of the Western Valley Region RCMP responded to a report of a collision between a vehicle and pedestrian on Route 540. The pedestrian, a 24-year-old woman from Woodstock, died at the scene as a result of her injuries. The driver of the vehicle was not injured.

Wyatt Belyea was charged with impaired driving causing death in Woodstock Provincial Court on June 10, 2021. He was remanded into custody and is scheduled to return to court on July 9.

The investigation is ongoing.

–30–

Contact information

Cpl. James Gallant
Western Valley Region Detachment
West District RCMP
506-325-3000

Date modified: