{"id":23543,"date":"2019-09-01T08:12:10","date_gmt":"2019-09-01T12:12:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/?p=23543"},"modified":"2019-09-01T08:18:53","modified_gmt":"2019-09-01T12:18:53","slug":"sudbury-opp-investigate-collision-on-highway-144","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/2019\/09\/01\/sudbury-opp-investigate-collision-on-highway-144\/","title":{"rendered":"Sudbury OPP investigate collision on Highway 144 – UPDATE"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Sep 1, 2019 @ 08:12 –\u00a0<\/b>On August 20, 2019 at approximately 7:45 a.m., officers from the Nipissing West (Sudbury) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Sudbury Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Cartier Fire Department and Ornge Air Ambulance responded to a single vehicle collision on Highway 144 at Crab Lake, Cartier Township, Ontario.<\/p>\n

Investigation revealed the northbound pick-up truck drove off the roadway onto the shoulder and struck a very large rock along the edge of the road.<\/p>\n

The driver, and lone occupant, was airlifted to hospital with life-threatening injuries.<\/p>\n

On August 23, 2019, the driver, Wayne SMITH, age 63, from Garson succumbed to his injuries in hospital.<\/p>\n

The investigation is ongoing with the assistance of an OPP Collision Reconstructionist<\/p>\n

under the direction of the Office of the Chief Coroner and Forensic Pathology Service (OCC-FPS).<\/p>\n

The OPP is looking for witnesses to this collision.\u00a0Police are asking anyone with information regarding this collision to contact the Sudbury OPP at: (705) 564-6900 or toll free at: 1-888-310-1122.<\/p>\n

Should you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or submit information online at www.sudburycrimestoppers.com<\/a> where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2000 and you will not be required to testify in court.<\/p>\n

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Aug 27, 2019 @ 08:02 –\u00a0<\/b>On August 20, 2019 at approximately 7:45 a.m., officers from the Nipissing West (Sudbury) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Sudbury Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Cartier Fire Department and Ornge Air Ambulance responded to a single vehicle collision on Highway 144 at Crab Lake, Cartier Township, Ontario.<\/p>\n

An OPP Reconstructionist attended the scene to assist in the investigation.<\/p>\n

Preliminary investigation revealed the northbound pick-up truck drove off the roadway onto the shoulder and struck a very large rock along the edge of the road.<\/p>\n

The driver, and lone occupant, was airlifted to hospital with life-threatening injuries.<\/p>\n

On August 23, 2019, the driver, Wayne SMITH, age 63, from Garson, Ontario, succumbed to his injuries in hospital.<\/p>\n

The northbound lane was closed for approximately 3 hours while officers conducted their investigation.<\/p>\n

The investigation is ongoing under the direction of the Office of the Chief Coroner and Forensic Pathology Service (OCC-FPS).<\/p>\n

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Aug 22, 2019 @ 08:19 –\u00a0<\/b>On August 20, 2019 at approximately 7:45 a.m., officers from the Nipissing West (Sudbury) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), Sudbury Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Cartier Fire Department and Ornge Air Ambulance responded to a single-vehicle collision on Highway 144 at Crab Lake, Cartier Township, Ontario.<\/p>\n

An OPP Reconstructionist attended the scene to assist in the investigation.<\/p>\n

Preliminary investigation revealed the northbound pick-up truck drove off the roadway onto the shoulder and struck a very large rock along the edge of the road.<\/p>\n

The 63-year-old male driver from Garson, Ontario, and lone occupant was airlifted to hospital with life-threatening injuries.<\/p>\n

The northbound lane was closed for approximately 3 hours while officers conducted their investigation.<\/p>\n

The investigation is continuing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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