Police have laid charges in a collision involving an electric scooter and a pick-up truck that claimed the life of a 20-year-old female.
On May 17 at around 1:45 pm, members from East Division responded to a motor vehicle collision involving an electric scooter and a large pickup truck on Harmony Road North near Taunton Road East in the City of Oshawa.
It was reported that a black 2018 GMC Sierra pickup was exiting a gas station on the southeast corner of the intersection when it struck an e-scooter riding south on the sidewalk.
The rider of the e-scooter, a 20-year-old Oshawa female was fatally injured as a result of the collision. The driver of the GMC pickup was uninjured and remained on the scene. Police attended and conducted an investigation.
On Tuesday October 24th, 2023, the driver of the GMC pickup was charged by police. The driver, a 55-year-old male from Whitby was charged with Fail to Yield from Driveway under the Highway Traffic Act, said a police statement.
Anyone with information about this incident or who witnessed this collision is asked to contact D/Cst. Rayne of the Collision Investigation Unit at 905-579-1520 (toll-free 1-888-579-1520) ext. 5256.
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Failing to yield is a $110 traffic ticket and 3 points. Let’s be real about the charges that are not charges.
Vinny, you need to refresh yourself on the whole situation. That took part once you do that. You’ll understand why they took so long to charge the individual. And then you’ll also realize at the same time. Why they only charged them so far with this particular highway act?