Hamilton,
15
July
2022
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15:48
America/New_York

Driver Charged in East End Collision

Hamilton Police have charged the driver of the Honda Civic, a 35-year-old female of Hamilton. 

On Thursday, July 14, 2022, just before 6:00p.m.,  Hamilton Police and Hamilton Paramedic personnel responded to the area of Hwy #8 and Grays Road for a motor vehicle collision that resulted in a pedestrian being struck.

A westbound Hyundai motor vehicle being operated by a 26-year-old Hamilton male was struck by a Honda Civic motor vehicle that was making a left turn onto Grays Road. The collision sent the Hyundai onto the sidewalk and into a HSR bus shelter where it hit a 12-year-old Hamilton boy who was in the shelter with his mother and two other children,  a 10 -year-old female and 9-year-old female. 

The injuries were believed to be life threatening at the scene and the 12-year-old was rushed to hospital. 

The 12-year-old is currently in stable and non-life threating condition. 

The 35-year-old female driver has been charged with Left turn- Fail to afford reasonable opportunity to avoid collision under the Highway Traffic Act. 

Additional charges may be laid, pending further investigation. 

If you have any information that you believe could assist Police with the investigation into this collision, you are asked to contact the Collision Reconstruction Unit at 905-546-4753.

To provide information anonymously, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or submit your anonymous tips online at http://www.crimestoppershamilton.com.