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On July 6, 2019 at approximately 2:30 p.m., members from the Sault Ste. Marie Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), the Batchewana Police Service, Goulais Fire and Rescue and Sault Ste. Marie Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responded to a two-vehicle crash on Highway 17 between Highway 552 and Pine Shores Road in Goulais Township, Ontario.
The driver of the motorcycle, Jeffory WOLFENDEN, 52 years of age, from Hamilton, Ontario was transported to hospital, where he was pronounced deceased. The driver and passenger in the sport utility vehicle (SUV) were not injured.
Highway 17 was closed in both directions for approximately five and a half hours while Technical Collision Investigators conducted their investigation.
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) provide policing services throughout Ontario. Our officers are responsible for policing over one million square kilometres of land and waterways. They provide frontline policing services to more than 320 Ontario municipalities and patrol over 126,000 kilometres of provincial roadways.
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