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Vanessa Ricketson, 27, was charged four months after a hit and run in the Oromocto area that left a man dead in March. Her scheduled appearance on Tuesday was pushed back as her lawyers await evidence.
Vanessa Ricketson, 27, is accused of fleeing scene where man changing tire was fatally struck by a vehicle
Savannah Awde · CBC News
· Posted: Aug 11, 2026 1:52 PM EDT | Last Updated: 31 minutes ago
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Vanessa Ricketson was supposed to appear in court Tuesday in Fredericton but the case was delayed as the defence awaits evidence. (CBC)
A scheduled court appearance for a woman accused of fleeing the scene of a fatal accident near Fredericton has been pushed back by three weeks.
Vanessa Ricketson, 27, is charged in connection with the roadside death of a 19-year-old man from Norton.
She was scheduled to elect a mode of trial in Fredericton provincial court on Tuesday.
It’s alleged she left the scene after fatally striking the man, who had pulled over on the side of the Trans-Canada Highway, near Oromocto, to change a tire.
Defence lawyer Shane Hill,
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