{"id":74095,"date":"2025-05-26T08:32:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T12:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/?p=74095"},"modified":"2025-05-26T08:32:02","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T12:32:02","slug":"opp-charges-laid-in-january-collision-that-resulted-in-the-death-of-two-wawaites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/26\/opp-charges-laid-in-january-collision-that-resulted-in-the-death-of-two-wawaites\/","title":{"rendered":"OPP &#8211; Charges Laid in January Collision that resulted in the Death of Two Wawaites"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/OPPCrest-e1501592123859.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-101\" src=\"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/OPPCrest-e1501592123859.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"236\" \/><\/a>The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has arrested and charged one person in relation to the head-on collision, which resulted in the death of two people.<\/p>\n<p>On January 23, 2025, shortly after 11:00 a.m., members from the Nipissing West Detachment of the OPP, Fire Services and Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responded to a two-vehicle collision on Highway 17, West Nipissing.<\/p>\n<p>A 69-year-old-person from Wawa was pronounced deceased at the scene. Two other people were transported by Air ORNGE with serious life-threatening injuries to a local hospital, where a 74-year-old person from Sault Ste. Marie, later succumbed to their injuries. Three other people were treated at the scene with minor injuries.<\/p>\n<p>The highway was closed in both directions for just over eight hours during the investigation.<\/p>\n<p>As a result of the investigation, Amanda MONTEITH-SERGERIE, 36 years-of-age, from Sudbury, was charged with:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dangerous Operation causing death &#8211; two counts<\/li>\n<li>Dangerous Operation causing bodily harm &#8211; two counts<\/li>\n<li>Operate unsafe vehicle<\/li>\n<li>Fail to notify change of address<\/li>\n<li>Fail to Provide Necessaries of Life &#8211; Child or Spouse<\/li>\n<li>Improper muffler &#8211; motor vehicle<\/li>\n<li>Driver &#8211; fail to properly wear seat belt<\/li>\n<li>Driving motor vehicle with liquor readily available<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The accused was released and is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice on June 18, 2025, in Sudbury.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has arrested and charged one person in relation to the head-on collision, which resulted in the death of two people. 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