Updated - November 9th, 2015 9:20pm: The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged an 18yr old Sudbury man with careless driving in the fatal collision that occurred on Highway 17 at Southview Drive on October 28th, 2015.
Steven HORAN, 18 years of age, from Sudbury, has been charged with Careless Driving, contrary to the Highway Traffic Act.
HORAN will appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Sudbury, on November 30, 2015.
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Updated - October 30th, 2015 3:00pm: The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have identified the victim as Kodee Anne DAOUST, 17 years of age, from Sudbury, a passenger in the Chevrolet Cavalier, died as a result of injuries sustained in the collision.
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(SUDBURY, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating a fatal motor vehicle collision that took place on Highway 17 at Southview Drive.
Members of the Sudbury OPP detachment responded to the collision at approximately 2:46 p.m. Preliminary investigation has revealed that a Chevrolet was crossing Highway 17 at Southview Drive. A GMC pickup was west bound on Highway 17 and collided with the Chevrolet. The driver of the Chevrolet sustained serious injuries and was transported by Emergency Medical Services to a local hospital. The passenger of the Chevrolet was killed. The driver of the GMC was not seriously injured.
Technical Collision Investigators and Reconstructionists are currently on the scene. The investigation is continuing, motorists can expect some delays.