Tragic accident on dangerous road takes life of young hockey player and father: Stacey-Lynn Kenny's passing
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Corey Kenny, 48, and his daughter Stacey-Lynn, 19, died June 22 on Route 10 near Aquaforte, Newfoundland, when their motorcycle struck a moose.
The crash also involved a passenger vehicle, the driver of which was assessed at the scene and did not require further treatment.
Stacey-Lynn was a triple-A hockey player with the Eastern Ice Breakers and the Women's Junior A Hockey League.
Her coach Donny Gosse told VOCM News she spent weeks in hospital the previous summer battling Crohn's disease before pushing herself back onto the ice.
Jerseys and hockey sticks hang on porches across the Southern Shore, a tribute reserved for someone a community genuinely cannot replace.
The harder story, though, is what the Town of Aquaforte has said publicly since the crash shortly after 8:30 p.m. that Monday night.
A road with a history the government already knew about
Town manager Aaron Croft told reporters that moose sightings on that stretch of Route 10 are a daily occurrence and near-misses there had been routine long before June 22.
He described the government's failure to carry out brush cutting - clearing that reduces moose crossings and improves driver sightlines - as nothing short of negligence.
This is not the first fatal moose crash in Aquaforte, a fact Croft raised directly, turning the question from tragedy into accountability.
The Town is calling on MHA Loyola O'Driscoll to push the province for action before another family pays this price.
The player everyone is struggling to talk about
Coach Tom Walsh said Stacey-Lynn was the only player he knew who could convince her entire team to meet at six in the morning for a Tim Hortons run.
The Women's Junior A Hockey League called her a bright light whose smile and quick wit left a lasting impression on everyone who crossed her path.
Corey Kenny was the father who drove her there. May they both rest in peace.
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