UPDATE Durham Police – Three-Vehicle Collision Leaves One Woman Dead, Child Critically Injured

Pete Fisher
6 years ago
• Categories: Local, Police Blotter

UPDATE –

Three-Vehicle Collision Leaves One Woman Dead, Child Critically Injured

A 42-year-old Richmond Hill man has been charged with impaired driving in connection with a fatal motor vehicle collision in Oshawa Saturday night.

The 42-year-old Richmond Hill man has been charged with: Impaired Operation Cause Death; Impaired Operation Cause Bodily Harm; Exceed .08 Cause Death; Exceed .08 Cause Bodily Harm and Novice Driver BAC Above Zero.

The deceased female from Richmond Hill is 42 years old, not 43 as originally reported. Her three-year-old daughter remains in critical condition at Sick Kids Hospital in Toronto. The names are not being released to protect the identity of the child.

Investigators would like to speak to anyone who may have information about or may have witnessed this incident. Anyone with new information is asked to contact the DRPS Traffic Services Branch at 1-888-579-1520 ext. 5231.

Anonymous tips can be made to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or on the website at www.durhamregionalcrimestoppers.ca and tipsters are eligible for a cash reward of up to $2,000.

 

 

A 43-year-old Richmond Hill woman was killed and her 3-year-old daughter remains in critical condition as they were passengers in a Grey Toyota S.U.V. that was involved in a three-vehicle collision on Raglan Road, west of Thornton Road in Oshawa last night.

On Saturday August 25, 2018 at approximately 10:19 p.m., officers from the  Central West Division were called to the scene of a three-vehicle collision involving a grey Toyota S.U.V., a grey Toyota Corolla and a white Jeep Cherokee. Witnesses state the grey S.U.V. was westbound on Raglan Road when it drifted over and sideswiped the eastbound Toyota Corolla. The S.U.V. lost control and spun into the path of a White Jeep Cherokee that was behind the Toyota Corolla eastbound.

The female passenger in the Toyota S.U.V.  was V.S.A. at the scene and later succumbed to her injuries at a local hospital. Her three-year-old female child in the rear car seat sustained serious life-threatening injuries and was transported to Sick Kids Hospital in Toronto, where she remains in critical condition.

The driver of the Toyota S.U.V. was arrested at the scene for Impaired Driving. The  other involved  drivers and occupants sustained minor injuries.

Members of the Durham Regional Police Traffic Services Branch, Collision Investigation Unit, attended the collision scene to conduct an investigation. The roadway was closed for several hours while evidence was collected.

Investigators would like to speak to anyone who may have information about or may have witnessed this incident. Anyone with new information is asked to contact the DRPS Traffic Services Branch at 1-888-579-1520 ext. 5231.

Anonymous tips can be made to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or on the website at www.durhamregionalcrimestoppers.ca<http://www.durhamregionalcrimestoppers.ca/> and tipsters are eligible for a cash reward of up to $2,000.