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CTV News
5 hours ago
- Automotive
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Motorcycle operator hospitalized with life-threatening injuries
Motorcycle operator taken to hospital with serious injuries after a collision east of London on Friday. (Gerry Dewan/CTV News London) The operator of a motorcycle was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after the bike slammed into the side of a Mercedes sedan around 10:30 am Friday. The collision happened at the intersection of Dundas Street and Shaw Road, just east of London. Police say the initial investigation indicates the sedan was heading north on Shaw Road and making a left turn onto Dundas. 062025 The driver of this Mercedes sedan was uninjured after a motorcycle struck side of the vehicle. (Gerry Dewan/CTV News London) The eastbound motorcycle was hit directly on the driver's side door of the passenger vehicle. The intersection of Dundas and Shaw has traffic signals that were operating, but the initial police investigation had not determined which vehicle had the right of way. Police say the driver of the Mercedes was uninjured. Traffic approaching the intersection was shut down in all directions while police conducted their investigation.
CTV News
5 hours ago
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Man charged with impaired driving in fatal crash in Nanaimo, B.C.
A 47-year-old man has been charged with dangerous driving and impaired driving causing death following a two-vehicle collision last year on Vancouver Island. Samuel Brody Taylor, born in 1978, was arrested and charged this week in relation to the collision that killed a 42-year-old woman in Nanaimo, according to court records and the RCMP. A statement from the Nanaimo RCMP on Friday says Taylor was located and arrested on June 17, one day after the charges were approved by provincial prosecutors. Police were called to the crash on the Nanaimo Parkway, between the Dunster Road overpass and the Doumont Road bridge, at approximately 8:30 p.m. on August 10, 2024. Joy Pecknold, the one occupant of a northbound SUV, died in hospital after her vehicle was struck head-on by a dark-coloured sedan. The man driving the sedan was taken to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, according to police. Witnesses told investigators the car crossed a median into oncoming traffic before colliding with the SUV. The Nanaimo Parkway was closed in both directions for several hours following the collision. Taylor has been released from police custody pending his first scheduled appearance in Nanaimo provincial court on June 24. 'The victim's family were advised of Taylor's arrest,' the Nanaimo RCMP statement said. 'As the matter is before the courts, no further information will be released.'
CTV News
7 hours ago
- CTV News
Driver charged in crash that killed 42-year-old woman in Nanaimo, B.C.
A 47-year-old man has been charged with dangerous driving and impaired driving causing death following a two-vehicle collision last year on Vancouver Island. Samuel Brody Taylor, born in 1978, was arrested and charged this week in relation to the collision that killed a 42-year-old woman in Nanaimo, according to court records and the RCMP. A statement from the Nanaimo RCMP on Friday says Taylor was located and arrested on June 17, one day after the charges were approved by provincial prosecutors. Police were called to the crash on the Nanaimo Parkway, between the Dunster Road overpass and the Doumont Road bridge, at approximately 8:30 p.m. on August 10, 2024. Joy Pecknold, the one occupant of a northbound SUV, died in hospital after her vehicle was struck head-on by a dark-coloured sedan. The man driving the sedan was taken to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, according to police. Witnesses told investigators the car crossed a median into oncoming traffic before colliding with the SUV. The Nanaimo Parkway was closed in both directions for several hours following the collision. Taylor has been released from police custody pending his first scheduled appearance in Nanaimo provincial court on June 24. 'The victim's family were advised of Taylor's arrest,' the Nanaimo RCMP statement said. 'As the matter is before the courts, no further information will be released.'
CTV News
7 hours ago
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Driver blamed crash on wildlife, but police charge him with impaired
Police in Kirkland Lake have charged one person with impaired driving following a single-vehicle collision June 4 in Arnold Township. (File) Police in Kirkland Lake have charged one person with impaired driving following a single-vehicle collision June 4 in Arnold Township. Ontario Provincial Police responded at 11:45 p.m., 'where the driver reported the collision was due to avoiding wildlife on Highway 672,' police said in a news release Friday. 'Upon speaking with the driver, officers determined the individual had consumed an alcoholic beverage. The driver was arrested and transported to the Kirkland Lake OPP detachment for further testing.' A 29-year-old from Tarzwell Township has been charged with impaired driving. His licence was automatically suspended for 90 days and the vehicle was impounded for a week. The accused was released from custody and is next scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Kirkland Lake on July 3.
CTV News
8 hours ago
- Automotive
- CTV News
New Study Highlights Near Misses at Intersections
Vancouver Watch Canadian Automobile Association Spokesperson, Kristine D'Arbelles discusses a new study on nearly-missed collisions on CTV Morning Live.
