Guilty plea entered on charges laid by Clarenville RCMP in 2024 double fatal crash on TCH near Arnold’s Cove
April 17, 2025
Clarenville, Newfoundland and Labrador
News release
At a court appearance held on April 17, 2025, in Clarenville, 72-year-old Austin Deir of Mt. Pearl entered a guilty plea to two counts of dangerous operation causing death. These charges were laid by Clarenville RCMP in relation to a fatal collision that occurred on the Trans-Canada Highway on January 21, 2024. Two women, both aged 22 years, died as a result of the collision.
Sentencing for the convictions of dangerous operation causing death has been set for October 31, 2025.