The B.C. Prosecution Service says no charges have been approved in the death of an eight-year-old boy from the Nelson, B.C., area who was killed a year ago in a head-on collision with a snowplow near Castlegar.

The boy and his five-year-old brother were travelling in a green Kia SUV being driven by their 44-year-old stepfather when the collision happened near the Mackee Creek FSR junction just after 8 a.m. PT on Dec. 7, 2024.

The eight-year-old was killed, while his younger brother and stepfather suffered minor injuries and the 65-year-old driver of the snowplow appeared to be unhurt, police said at the time.

In a statement Monday, the prosecution service said B.C. Highway Patrol had submitted a report to them indicating the driver of the SUV had committed a careless driving offence, bu

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