Nova Scotia vehicle inspector charged following fatal collision

RCMP in Nova Scotia have laid an unusual series of charges against a 45-year-old man from Lakevale in Antigonish County.

The charges include criminal negligence causing death and two counts of criminal negligence causing bodily harm followinga fataltwo-car collision last year. The crash happened on Highway 107 in Porters Lake, east of Dartmouth.

What makes the charges unusual is that Chet Bernard Chisholm wasn't behind the wheel of either carhe did the motor vehicle inspection on one of them.

Two people were injured in the ToyotaChisholm inspected.A 49-year-old driving the other vehicle,a Volkswagen, was killed.

Cpl. Jennifer Clarke, a spokesperson for the RCMP, said police looked at other inspections Chisholmperformed as part of their investigation.

"Suffice it to say, the inspections were being completed and were not being completed properly, and we've laid charges and fairly serious charges at that," Clarke said.

She added police havereached out to other motorists who had their vehicles inspected by Chisholm, recommending they get the inspections redone.

Chisholm is due in Nova Scotia provincial court in Antigonish next month to face the charges.