Two Saskatchewan brothers have been charged in last spring’s fatal crash on a quiet Burnaby street, which killed one man and critically injured another.

On April 30, 2007, a black Mustang and a red Corvette were driving northbound on Wayburne Drive at about 6:30 a.m. The two cars lost control when they sped around a bend between Village Drive and Woodsworth Street, causing the Mustang to crash into a tree.

Mustang passenger Lyle James Hebblethwaite, a 35-year-old man who had just moved to the Lower Mainland from Prince Albert, Sask., was killed after being thrown from the vehicle. The driver, 38-year-old Jason David Carter from Onion Lake, Sask., had to be cut out of the car and was taken to hospital in critical condition. Charges were laid against him under a a new street racing legislation implemented on Dec. 14, 2006.

The Corvette lost control and skidded back and forth across the road. Its two occupants suffered only minor injuries.

No charges were laid against the Corvette’s passenger, a cousin of both drivers. However, the 31-year-old driver, Clinton Frederick Carter, was charged for street racing offences.

Both drivers face charges of criminal negligence causing death while street racing and dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death while street racing. The driver of the Mustang received two additional charges for impaired driving causing death and driving while over 80 milligrams.

RCMP officer

An RCMP officer faces criminal charges after an off-duty assault in Burnaby last summer.

Const. Aubry Bacchus allegedly used pepper spray during a physical fight at a Chevron station at 6138 Kingsway on Aug. 13, 2007. He was charged with assault with a weapon, and his first court appearance was March 14, 2008.

Bacchus is stationed in the Lower Mainland and he faces an RCMP code of conduct investigation.

Student hit by car

A 15-year-old Burnaby North high school student was hit by a car and knocked to the ground at a Sperling Avenue crosswalk last Wednesday morning.

The RCMP, fire department and ambulance service all showed up to provide emergency medical attention. The boy declined treatment, saying he was late for school and wasn’t hurt. His knees were bruised, but he had no serious injuries.

According to RCMP collision investigators, the boy seemed to be using a marked crosswalk to cross Sperling Avenue at Halifax Street on March 12 at about 8:20 a.m. A 52-year-old driver saw the boy in the intersection at the last minute. He applied his brakes too late and hit the boy’s backpack, causing him to fall to the pavement.

RCMP cite several possible causes for the accident. The driver may not have been paying attention because he failed to yield at the crosswalk, and the student may have been distracted because he was wearing stereo headphones.