Impaired driving causing death charge laid in Fredericton crash

The charge against a Fredericton-area man was changed to impaired driving causing death on Monday when he made his first court appearance in connection with a single-vehicle accident last week.

Marc-AndrDoucet, 26, was originally charged with impaired driving after a car failed to negotiate a turn on St. Anne's Point Driveabout 4 a.m. last Friday, rolled, and almost ended up in the St. John River.

Fredericton police laid three new charges when Doucet appeared for a bail hearing. The other charges include dangerous driving causing death and impaired driving.

On Sunday morning, the body of 24-year-old Jennifer Dawn Brewer, who police say was with Doucet in the vehicle, was found in the river.

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Doucet was treated in hospital for injuries and released on Friday morning.

Fredericton police said neither person in the car was wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash. Speed and alcohol werealso factors, said police.

In provincial court on Monday, Doucetappeared beforeJustice Julian A. G. Dickson who denied him bail after a show cause hearing.

Doucet will appear in court on June 28 at 9:30 a.m. to enter pleas on the charges.

Members of thewoman's familywere upset during some of the proceedings.

The accused, wearing aa plain grey sweatshirt with light brown pantsteared up during the hearing.