Man charged in Hants County crash that killed 2 young people pleads not guilty

Drake Robert Brown, 22, is scheduled to go on trial this fall.

Brayden Lemmon, 20, and Victoria Cousins, 20, died in 2023 collision

Richard Cuthbertson · CBC News · Posted: Apr 01, 2025 10:32 AM EDT | Last Updated: April 1

A young man and a young woman in their high school graduation photos. — Brayden Lemmon, left, and Victoria Cousins, died Aug. 24, 2023, in a car crash in Windsor Forks, N.S. (Submitted by Kyla Loane and Tracy O'Handley)

A 22-year-old man charged with driving offences related to a 2023 crash that killed two young people on a rural road near Windsor, N.S., has pleaded not guilty and is scheduled to go on trial this fall.

A lawyer for Drake Robert Brown entered the pleas on his behalf Tuesday in Nova Scotia provincial court in Windsor. His trial is due to begin in September and last for at least five days, including dates in November.

Brown faces 10 charges, including two counts of criminal negligence causing death, two counts of dangerous driving causing death and two counts of impaired driving causing death.

Brayden Lemmon, 20, and Victoria Cousins, 20, were inside a car allegedly driven by Brown when it crashed into a Ford F-150 on Aug. 24, 2023, on Highway 14 in Windsor Forks, N.S.