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Muskoka boating crash leaves man with life-threatening injuries, driver charged
An Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) patch is seen in Ottawa, on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby Ontario Provincial Police are investigating a boating crash involving a suspected impaired driver that left a swimmer with life-threatening injuries. It happened just before 5 p.m. on Saturday on Skeleton Lake in Muskoka. Police say that a 22-year-old swimmer was struck by a boat while in the water. Investigators say that nearby people on shore were able to retrieve the victim from the lake and first responders brought him to a nearby hospital. He was then airlifted to a Toronto trauma centre. Police later located the operator of the boat who they suspected to be intoxicated. The OPP charged 39-year-old Niagara Falls resident Richard Moore with four offences, including hit and run and operating his boat while inebriated. The charges against him have not been tested in court. Police say that the investigation into the incident is ongoing.
Yahoo
11-07-2025
- Yahoo
Motorcyclist dies of injuries after crash near Cornwall
A motorcyclist who suffered life-threatening injuries following a crash east of Cornwall on Sunday night has died, according to the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP). Emergency crews were called around 8:55 p.m. to County Road 2 between Arthur Street and Fraser Road in Summerstown, a spokesperson told CBC. The motorcyclist, a 23-year-old man from Quebec, was found injured in a ditch. OPP said he was taken first to a local hospital and then transferred to a regional trauma centre with potentially life-threatening injuries. Police said late Friday morning that he had died. They did not share his name. Investigators are still trying to determine if there was any connection between the crash and a black Honda car seen driving dangerously in the area. They're asking anyone with dashcam footage from the area to contact them.
CBC
11-07-2025
- CBC
Motorcyclist dies of injuries after crash near Cornwall
A motorcyclist who suffered life-threatening injuries following a crash east of Cornwall on Sunday night has died, according to the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP). Emergency crews were called around 8:55 p.m. to County Road 2 between Arthur Street and Fraser Road in Summerstown, a spokesperson told CBC. The motorcyclist, a 23-year-old man from Quebec, was found injured in a ditch. OPP said he was taken first to a local hospital and then transferred to a regional trauma centre with potentially life-threatening injuries. Police said late Friday morning that he had died. They did not share his name. Investigators are still trying to determine if there was any connection between the crash and a black Honda car seen driving dangerously in the area. They're asking anyone with dashcam footage from the area to contact them.
CTV News
07-07-2025
- CTV News
Pedestrian sustains life-threatening injuries after crash in Richmond, B.C.
An RCMP vehicle is seen in Richmond, B.C., in this undated image. (Shutterstock) Mounties in Richmond, B.C., are investigating after a senior was struck by a vehicle and sustained life-threatening injuries over the weekend. A statement from the Richmond RCMP says officers were called to the intersection of No. 3 Road and Granville Avenue where the 87-year-old woman was struck by an SUV at approximately 3:46 p.m. Saturday. After striking the woman, investigators say the SUV swerved into a lamppost on the traffic median just north of the intersection. The driver suffered minor injuries while the pedestrian was taken to hospital with serious, life-threatening injuries, the statement said. 'The driver remained on scene and has been co-operating with the investigation,' police said. 'The causal factors have not yet been determined.' Criminal collision investigators have taken conduct of the case and are working to determine whether criminality was a factor in the crash, Staff Sgt. Kris Clark said in the statement. 'Any witnesses, or anyone with in-car video, who has yet to speak with investigators are urged to contact police immediately,' Clark added. Witnesses can provide information to the Richmond RCMP at 604-278-1212.
Yahoo
07-07-2025
- Yahoo
Man flown to hospital with life-threatening injuries after head-on collision in Outagamie County
ELLINGTON, Wis. (WFRV) – An 84-year-old man from Shiocton was flown to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries after a head-on collision in Outagamie County. Deputies with the Outagamie County Sheriff's Office say they were called to a two-vehicle crash near the intersection of Rexford Road and Center Valley Road, in the Town of Ellington, around 11:50 a.m. on Saturday, July 5. The preliminary investigation indicated that a pickup truck turning north onto Rexford Road from Center Valley Road was hit head-on by a pickup truck going southbound on Rexford Road. No major injuries in Manitowoc 3-vehicle crash, SUV flips on its side The driver of the southbound truck, an 84-year-old man from Shiocton, was flown by ThedaStar to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries. The northbound truck was driven by a 68-year-old man from Hortonville with a 59-year-old man from Appleton and an 11-year-old from western Wisconsin, deputies say. Both adults were taken to a local hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. The child was not injured. No other details were released. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
