On Friday May 12, 2023, at approximately 6:50 p.m., a northbound Honda motorcycle collided with a southbound Chevrolet van in the intersection of Upper Wentworth Street and Stone Church Road East in the City of Hamilton.  

The operator of the motorcycle, a 33-year-old Hamilton man, was transported to hospital where he was pronounced deceased.  The driver of the Chevrolet, a 49-year-old Hamilton woman, was also hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries.  It was later determined that the motorcycle was on file with police as stolen.  

The HPS Collision Reconstruction Unit was called in and has taken carriage of the investigation. The areas of Upper Wentworth Street and Stone Church Road East were closed for several hours for investigation.

If you have any information that you believe could assist police with the investigation into this collision, you are asked to contact Detective Constable Gerald Blanchard of 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 www.crimestoppershamilton.com