March 29, 2024

Man denies charges in hit-and-run

Brent Parent, the driver of the truck that allegedly struck down and killed 21-year-old Silas O’Brien in 2008, told the court yesterday he did not know someone had been killed until the next day. Parent, who pleaded not guilty to five charges including criminal negligence and dangerous driving causing death and took the stand yesterday in his own … [Read more...]

Hit-and-run horror

Sam Dooley told a New Westminster court how he saw his longtime friend Silas O’Brien get run down by a white pickup truck on a Langley road three years ago, and described his unsuccessful efforts to keep him alive. The trial of Brent Parent began yesterday in B.C. Supreme Court in New Westminster. Parent pleaded not guilty to five charges, … [Read more...]