Morin’s court files will move from Prince Albert Provincial Court to the Court of Queen’s Bench. File photo.
The man accused of drunk driving in a Big River First Nation hit and run is going to pretrial in the fall.
The collision involved a group of five children, most of whom sustained minor injuries, but an 11-year-old girl was seriously injured and needed to be taken to hospital by air ambulance.
Colt Morin, 20, was denied bail last week after both the Crown and defence made arguments that laid out the preliminary evidence from the April 12 collision.
At that time, lawyer Mary McAuley said she anticipates a lengthy trial where she will raise Charter issues to dispute whether a number of statements were provided voluntarily and the identification of Morin as the driver.
Morin has elected to face trial by judge alone at Prince Albert Court of Queen’s Bench, but a trial date has yet to be set.
He will face a trial for separate past charges in Whitefish circuit point court in mid-June.