Lunenburg District RCMP has charged a woman with multiple impaired driving offences following an investigation into a fatal off-highway vehicle crash that occurred in May 2024, RCMP investigates fatal ATV crash in Forties.
On May 27 at approximately 7:10 p.m., Lunenburg District RCMP, fire services, and EHS, responded to a report of a Polaris side-by-side crash on a logging road near the 1100 block of Forties Rd. Of the four occupants, an infant from Forties, succumbed to life-threatening injuries after being transported to hospital. Two adults, a 27-year-old female driver from Forties and a 52-year-old male passenger from New Ross, suffered serious injuries and a child also from Forties, suffered minor injuries. They were also transported to hospital by EHS.
Through blood analysis, it was established that the driver's blood alcohol concentration was more than twice the legal limit at the time of the crash.
On June 4, 2025, RCMP officers arrested Madisyn Elizabeth Parker, 28, and charged her with:
- Impaired Operation of a Conveyance Causing Death
- Dangerous Operation of a Conveyance Causing Death
- Causing Death by Criminal Negligence
Parker has appeared in court and was released on conditions. She's scheduled to return in Bridgewater Provincial Court on July 2 at 9:30 a.m.
An RCMP collision reconstructionist and the RCMP's National Forensic Laboratory Services supported the investigation that led to these charges.
The investigation is ongoing.
Our thoughts continue to be with the victim's loved ones.
File #: 2024-720190