Auto Accident News Blog

Labour Day Weekend Deadliest in 20 Years

Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is calling this past Labour Day long weekend the deadliest in 20 years. Preliminary data shows that there were 14 deaths over the three-day weekend, including one water-related and one off-road vehicle death. One crash in Northwest Ontario killed all four people traveling in the vehicle. Two others were killed in... Read More

Man Suffers Life-Threatening Injuries in Highway 3 Crash

Essex Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is investigating a head-on collision on Highway 3 on Thursday, Sept. 1 that sent one person to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. At approximately 3:40 p.m., a white Chevrolet pickup truck traveling east on Highway 3 just west of County Road 31 crossed the center line of the highway and... Read More

Careless Driver Causes Head-on Collision

A driver has been charged with careless driving after causing a head-on collision on Saturday, Aug. 13 that injured several people. According to police, the accident happened around 5:45 p.m. on Division Road near Marentette Avenue. Police stated that a Dodge Charger was traveling south on Division Road when it attempted to turn left onto... Read More

Six Killed, Nine Injured in Southwest Ontario Accidents Over Weekend

OPP is currently investigating a number of accidents throughout southwestern Ontario over the weekend that left six people dead and another nine seriously injured. Two accidents occurred in Essex County. One person was transported to a Chatham hospital then airlifted to a hospital in London with life-threatening injuries after being ejected from a truck during... Read More

OPP Reports Recent Spike in Impaired Driving Rate

Impaired driving has increased drastically in Essex County. According to Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), there has been a 37 percent increase in impaired driving since the beginning of the year versus 2015 statistics covering the same timeframe. An OPP representative says this high rate is unacceptable. In the past two weeks, there have been at... Read More

Semi-Autonomous Cars Create Dangerous Time for Drivers

After recent car accidents in the United States involving autonomous vehicles, one of which was fatal, many safety experts are claiming that this could be the most dangerous time for drivers. In a recent interview with CNBC, the head of Duke University Robotics Mary Cummings stated that as we move toward a world of fully... Read More

Lakeshore Crash Kills One, Seriously Injures Another

One person was killed and another suffered life-threatening injuries in a two-vehicle crash in Lakeshore on Monday, July 18. According to Ontario Provincial Police, a Chevrolet Minivan and a Mercedes SUV collided at an intersection at South Middle Road and Naylor Sideroad just before 2:30 p.m. The driver of the minivan died at the scene... Read More

Pokémon Go Distracting Windsor Drivers

Although the popular smartphone game is not yet available in Canada, the Pokémon Go craze has reached Windsor streets where people can be seen wandering parks and driving through the city with their eyes glued to their smartphones. The location-based augmented reality game was released in the U.S. on July 6 and has already surpassed... Read More

Warning Signs a Senior May be an Unsafe Driver

Canadian statistics show that drivers over the age of 70 are one of the age groups most frequently involved in accidents – second only to male teenage drivers. If a senior is involved in an accident, they are less likely to make a full recovery from their injuries because of their age and often fragile... Read More

Woman Suffers Life-Threatening Injuries in Crash Near Erieau

 An Amherstburg woman suffered life-threatening injuries and was transported to a local hospital Sunday afternoon after a single-vehicle collision. According to Chatham-Kent police, the crash occurred around 4:30 p.m. on Erie Shore Drive outside of Erie Beach. Police reported that she lost control of the Pontiac Grand Am she was driving and ran into a... Read More