Fatal crash leads to murder charge for Eskasoni man

AnEskasoni man faces a second-degree murder charge in relation to a crash that killed a 24-year-old woman from the same community.

MacKenzie Daniel Poulette was arrested after a collision that happened early Thursday morning.

Sgt. Andrew Joyce of the Nova Scotia RCMP said "circumstances investigators have uncovered" led to the charge.

Joyce would not elaborate. He saidit might jeopardize an ongoing investigation.

RCMP received a call of an impaired driver on 74th Street in Eskasoni shortly after 1 a.m. on Thursday.

As police were headed to the call, asingle-vehicle collision was reported on Highway 216 in Eskasoni.

Police say the vehicle involved matched the description of the previous call.