Victoria County RCMP have laid charges against a Middle River man involved in a fatal crash on August 1st, 2014.

At approximately 7:30 p.m. on August 1st, RCMP officers from Ingonish Beach, Inverness, Baddeck and Cheticamp detachments responded to a single vehicle crash on Highland Road.

Malcolm ‘Max’ Angus Fraser, 59, from Middle River, was pronounced dead at the scene.

After an extensive investigation, Victoria County RCMP have charged Victor William Rhyno, 45, of Middle River with Impaired Driving Causing Death and Impaired Driving Causing Bodily Harm. The accused will appear in Ingonish Provincial Court on March 26th, 2015. The investigation is continuing.

Source: Release