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Man enters guilty plea after injuring local paramedics in 2025 motor vehicle incident

Brendan Pawliw
By Brendan Pawliw

The man involved in a September 2025 crash that included an ambulance, injuring two paramedics in Prince George has pleaded guilty.

According to the B.C. Prosecution Service, Nicolas Raymond Howes pleaded guilty to one count of failing to stop after an accident-causing bodily harm. He was previously charged with dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing bodily harm.

The incident occurred at the intersection of 15th Avenue and Carney Street as the ambulance was responding to a call when it was struck by a Chverolet Silverado.

Mounties had reported the occupants of the truck did not remain at the scene.

At the time of the crash, the truck was uninsured and Howes did not have a driver’s licence.

Howes is back in court October 9th.

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Brendan Pawliw
Brendan Pawliw
Since moving to Prince George in 2015, Brendan has covered local sports including the WHL’s Prince George Cougars, Prince George Spruce Kings, UNBC Timberwolves, Cariboo Cougars AAA, and Northern Capitals U18 female hockey teams. Career highlights include play-by-play during the Spruce Kings' BCHL championship runs in 2018 and 2019, including the Doyle Cup win. He also covered the 2019 National Junior A Championship, the 2017 Telus Cup, the 2022 World Women’s Curling Championship, and the 2022 BC Summer Games. Brendan is the news voice on 94.3 The Goat and Country 97 FM, reporting on crime, real estate, labour, and environmental issues. Outside of work, he officiates box lacrosse and fastball, sits on the Prince George Sports Hall of Fame board, and co-hosts the Hockey North podcast.

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