The former chief of the Collingwood Corner, N.S., fire department who was removed from his post after the death of a snowmobiler in February is now facing charges for impaired driving and obstructing a peace officer in New Brunswick.

RCMP say Jerrold Cotton, 51, crashed his vehicle on May 4 on Highway 2 near Sackville, N.B.

Officers on the scene allegedly "observed open liquor in the vehicle and signs of intoxication from the driver, Mr. Cotton, who was the only occupant," a spokesperson for the RCMP in New Brunswick said in an email.

Cotton appeared in Moncton provincial court on Aug. 29 on charges of impaired driving, driving with a blood alcohol concentration over 80, and obstructing a peace officer.

RCMP declined an interview request.

The incident came less than three months after

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