Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision – Arrest: C22-242972

Released: October 10, 2023 at 11:04 a.m.

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Update:

On October 6, 2023, the now 19-year-old male driver was arrested by members of the Traffic Division. He is facing the following charge:

- Criminal Negligence Cause Death

Speed and manner of driving were factors in the collision.

He was released from custody.

 

As previously released:

On October 18, 2022, at approximately 8:53 p.m., emergency personnel responded to St. Mary’s Road and Guay Avenue for a report of a vehicle that had struck a utility pole.

The driver and a lone passenger were transported to a hospital in critical condition.

The driver, an 18-year-old male (at the time of the incident), remained in serious condition, while the passenger, a 17-year-old male, was pronounced deceased shortly after being transported to a hospital.

The Traffic Division continued the investigation.

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