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Driver charged in fatal Niagara-on-the-Lake crash

Niagara police say one person died and a pair of children were sent to hospital following a fire at a Wainfleet, Ont. home Feb. 9, 2023. Don Mitchell / Global News

A Niagara Falls man is facing charges in connection with a late summer fatal Niagara-on-the-Lake crash.

Investigators say the offences are tied to the death of a 19-year-old woman who was a passenger in a Subaru Impreza that collided with an Audi R8 luxury sports car at the intersection of Concession 7 Road and Line 6 Road on Aug. 28.

“The (19-year-old) driver of the Subaru attempted to make an eastbound turn onto Line 6 Road when both vehicles collided,” investigators said in a release.

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“The driver of the Subaru was taken to an out-of-region hospital with serious injuries. The 19-year-old passenger was pronounced deceased at the scene.”

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Two people in the Audi, ages 39 and 36, were taken to a hospital with minor injuries.

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Niagara Regional Police have charged a 39-year-old driver with criminal negligence causing death as well as negligence causing bodily harm.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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