{"id":40105,"date":"2020-12-15T09:04:35","date_gmt":"2020-12-15T14:04:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/?p=40105"},"modified":"2020-12-15T09:04:35","modified_gmt":"2020-12-15T14:04:35","slug":"east-algoma-opp-investigation-continues-into-fatal-collision-on-highway-548","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/2020\/12\/15\/east-algoma-opp-investigation-continues-into-fatal-collision-on-highway-548\/","title":{"rendered":"East Algoma OPP &#8211; Investigation Continues into Fatal Collision on Highway 548"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ql-align-justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/OPPCrest-e1501592123859.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-101\" src=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/OPPCrest-e1501592123859-300x236.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"236\" \/><\/a>On December 14, 2020 at approximately 11:34 a.m., members from the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), members from the OPP Technical Collision Investigation (TCI) Unit, St Joseph Fire Department and Algoma Paramedic Services responded to a two vehicle motor vehicle collision on Highway 548 south of Humbug Point Road and V Line Road in St. Joseph Township.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ql-align-justify\">\n<p class=\"ql-align-justify\">Investigation determined a car was northbound on Hwy 548 (also known as Bridge Road) when it lost control, entered the oncoming lane and collided with a pick-up truck.\u00a0The two occupants of the pick-up truck were transported to local hospital in Richards Landing with non-life-threatening injuries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ql-align-justify\">\n<p class=\"ql-align-justify\">The driver of the car, Herman EISELE, age 87 from Hilton Beach was transported to local hospital where he pronounced deceased.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ql-align-justify\">\n<p class=\"ql-align-justify\">The Office of the Chief Coroner and Ontario Forensic Pathology Service (OCC-OFPS) is also involved with the investigation and a post mortem examination will be taking place in Sault Ste Marie.\u00a0A date for the examination is not known at this time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ql-align-justify\">\n<p class=\"ql-align-justify\">The investigation is still on-going.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On December 14, 2020 at approximately 11:34 a.m., members from the East Algoma Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), members from the OPP Technical Collision Investigation (TCI) Unit, St Joseph Fire Department 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