Nicholas Villeneuve leaves a courtroom in Gander's provincial court after being acquitted earlier this month. (Garrett Barry/CBC)Crown attorneys will appeal the court decisions that led to the acquittal of an accused drunk driver in central Newfoundland. The Crown pledged to appeal those decisions to Newfoundland and Labrador's Court of Appeal. Police alleged Villeneuve was drunk when his car collided with an oncoming SUV at around 4 a.m. that day. A crowd demonstrates in Lewisporte to call for an appeal of court decisions in the trial of Nicholas Villeneuve.

Source: CBC News February 10, 2021 19:44 UTC