Posts Tagged ‘police’

Ontario traffic fatality statistics between 2005 and 2014

On behalf of: admin | Posted in: Car Accidents on: Monday, March 30, 2015

Figures released by the Ontario Provincial Police on March 23 reveal that traffic accidents in the province between 2005 and 2014 were more likely to kill men than women. The numbers also showed that the overwhelming majority of motorists killed in the province during this time were not driving properly immediately before they were involved […]

49-year-old motorcycle rider involved in critical wreck

On behalf of: admin | Posted in: Car Accidents on: Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Shortly before 1 p.m. on March 13, a 49-year-old Ontarian was involved in a serious traffic accident. Reports said that the incident occurred when the man, who was travelling south along the Hagersville section of Highway 6, was struck by an oncoming vehicle. According to descriptions of the accident, the northbound Pontiac that hit him […]

3-vehicle crash on London Road kills 1

On behalf of: admin | Posted in: Car Accidents on: Tuesday, March 10, 2015

Ontario Provincial Police were investigating the scene of a fatal car accident involving three vehicles on March 4. The crash happened at around 6 a.m. on London Road, also known as Highway 4, between Crediton Road and Kirkton Road. A preliminary investigation that Huron County OPP and OPP West Region traffic collision investigators conducted revealed […]

Ontario man killed in crash near Marathon

On behalf of: admin | Posted in: Car Accidents on: Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Marathon Ontario Provincial Police report that an Orillia man died in a multi-car crash on the Trans-Canada Highway in northern Ontario on Feb. 20. The crash occurred at approximately 6:50 p.m. west of Marathon, which sits near the north shore of Lake Superior. According to the OPP, the 35-year-old victim was headed west on Highway […]

Ontario wrong-way accident kills 18-year-old man

On behalf of: admin | Posted in: Car Accidents on: Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Authorities in Ontario have reported than an 18-year-old man was killed on Feb. 11 in a two-vehicle accident in Zorra Township. Oxford County police did not immediately give details about what may have caused the accident, and they reported that their investigation was ongoing. The second driver was also injured in the crash, but he […]

Fiery crash in Ontario kills 2

On behalf of: admin | Posted in: Car Accidents on: Thursday, February 5, 2015

Police report that two people from Calenonia were killed and two others were injured in an early morning three-vehicle crash on Jan. 28 near Hamilton. According to the report, the deadly accident took place on Highway 6 around 7 a.m. when an 18-year-old man driving a Volvo suddenly veered over into the opposite lanes and […]

Finding fault in car accidents after drivers run yellow lights

On behalf of: admin | Posted in: Car Accidents on: Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Some Ontario residents may worry that a car will pull out in front of them while they are passing through an intersection. The question of who is at fault in cases where a car is running a yellow and causes another car to hit them may seem complicated. However, Ontario’s Highway Traffic Act provides some […]

Man faces criminal charges following deadly crash

On behalf of: admin | Posted in: Car Accidents on: Monday, December 29, 2014

Ontario Provincial Police reported that, on Dec. 17, a 39-year-old man voluntarily surrendered himself to authorities in connection with a June accident in Whitby that resulted in a fatality. Reportedly, the Highway 401 incident also sent two individuals to the hospital with injuries. Authorities said that the four-vehicle accident transpired in the highway’s westbound lanes, […]

Ontario car accident results in the deaths of 2 young girls

On behalf of: admin | Posted in: Car Accidents on: Friday, August 15, 2014

A woman from Ontario has been arrested and charged following a fatal car crash. Allegedly, the 65-year-old woman crashed her vehicle into a Costco and killed two young girls — a newborn baby and her 6-year-old sister. The pregnant mother of the girls and their 3-year-old sister were also injured in the crash. The 6-year-old […]

Man causes car accident in Canada while fleeing from police

On behalf of: admin | Posted in: Car Accidents on: Thursday, July 10, 2014

Two men are facing criminal charges after causing a head-on crash in Ottawa. Police allege that the men were driving a stolen car at the time of the collision. The Canada car accident, which occurred on a recent Sunday afternoon, injured six individuals — one of whom was a female passenger with critical head injuries. […]