The father of a four-month-old infant killed in a crash in Elgin County has also died, say OPP.
The collision took place at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, northeast of St. Thomas.
OPP say the driver of a pickup truck southbound on Yarmouth Centre road failed to stop at Ron McNeil Line and plowed into the side of an SUV.
Elgin County OPP says that 33-year-old John Tremblett from London has died in hospital due to injuries sustained in the collision.
He was a passenger in the rear the SUV. His four-month-old son Carstyn Tremblett, also in the rear seat of the SUV, died the day of the crash.
The driver of the SUV, 35-year-old Valerie Hurley of London, remains in serious condition in a local hospital.
Police have charged the driver of the pickup, 68-year-old Robert Duncan from Malahide Township, with:
- two counts of dangerous driving cause death
- two counts of criminal negligence causing death
- dangerous driving cause bodily harm
- criminal negligence cause bodily harm
He is scheduled to appear at court in St. Thomas on Friday to answer to the charges.
Anyone with information relating to this incident is asked to contact the OPP police at 1-888-310-1122 or their nearest police agency or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.
