Three charged after fatal collision in Bras d’Or area: N.S. RCMP

An RCMP vehicle is pictured on July 3, 2025. (CTV Atlantic / Callum Smith)

Nova Scotia RCMP said three people have been charged following an investigation into a fatal collision that occurred in Groves Point.

Police said emergency crews responded to a report of a two-vehicle collision on Highway 105 around 7 p.m., on June 14.

A sedan and a Harley Davidson motorcycle had collided, and the sedan fled the area. The motorcycle’s sole rider suffered life-threatening injuries and died the following day, said a release from RCMP.

On Sept. 15, RCMP Northeast Traffic Services said they charged Jerry Walter Jessome, 42, of Sydney Mines with:

• operation of a conveyance while impaired causing death
• failure to stop after an accident
• two counts of failure to comply with probation order

Jessome was remanded into custody. He will appear in Sydney provincial court on Oct. 16.

“Two passengers in the sedan provided false information about the collision at the time of the incident,” said police. Brandy Williams, 45, and Cheryl Lomond, 47, both of North Sydney, have each been charged with obstruction of justice.

Williams and Lomond are scheduled to appear in Sydney provincial court on Oct. 30.

“The detailed accounts from passing motorists—many of whom stopped immediately to aid the victim—along with the support of the victim’s family, were critical to this investigation,” says Const. Aaron Brown, lead investigator, in the release.

“We extend appreciation on behalf of our team and the victim’s family for immediately attending to the victim and supporting the investigation.”

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