Aftermath of a damaging crash on the Inland Island Hwy. at the Church Rd. overpass on the afternoon of March 3, 2025 resulting in recently applied charges. (Image Credit: Submitted photos)
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Alleged impaired driver charged following Parksville highway crash
May 12, 2026 | 12:09 PM
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NANAIMO — A driver faces six criminal charges in relation to a Hwy. 19 crash at the Church Rd. overpass in Parksville, which resulted in injuries to three people, including a baby.
The BC Prosecution Service approved charges against Matthew Harry St. Pierre, 28, of Saanich, who was allegedly behind the wheel of a truck which crossed the grassy median, resulting in a head-on collision with a northbound car on March 3, 2025.
According to a BC Highway Patrol (BCHP) news release, both drivers, as well as a baby in the Toyota Prius, sustained non-life threatening injuries.
St. Pierre has been charged with four impaired driving-related charges, as well as a pair of dangerous driving causing bodily harm charges.
