A 43-year-old Burnaby man has now been charged in connection with the April 2011 accident where a cement truck collided with a car driven by 26 year-old Mark Holmes of Coquitlam. Holmes, a new father, died at the scene.
Mohammad Abdolmalekpoor, 43, of Burnaby, is facing one charge of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death. Crown counsel approved the charge on June 20.
Abdolmalekpoor also faces four Motor Vehicle Act charges, including driving without due care and attention; driving without reasonable consideration; failure to ensure his vehicle was in safe operating condition; and operating a vehicle without effective service brakes.
The accident occurred just after 11: 30 a.m. on April 19, 2011.
The cement truck was coming down a steep hill on Holmes Street when it ran through a red light at the intersection of East Columbia Street and Tboned Holmes' southbound car through a cement barricade and then tumbled down a steep drop-off into Lower Hume Park.
Holmes was on his way to pick up his wife and infant son, Jackson, for a doctor's appointment.
Holmes' death was a blow to his family and co-workers at Accurate Alarms.
"He was just in my office 15 minutes before," his boss, Tony Oljaca told The Province at the time. "Everybody's in tears; there are two guys upstairs who are just destroyed."
Abdolmalekpoor, who is not currently in police custody, is scheduled to make his first court appearance on July 9.
alau@ burnabynow.com
