Auto Accident News Blog

Five Injured After Car Slams Into Leamington Home

Authorities from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in Leamington have released details on a serious accident that took place on Sunday, September 7th and resulted in five people being rushed to hospital. According to the statement, officers responded to a crash at the Oak Street East and Lutsch Avenue intersection at approximately 6:30 p.m, that... Read More

Man Arrested for Six-Car Accident in Leamington

Ontario Provincial Police has arrested a 63-year-old man in connection with a multiple-vehicle collision in Leamington on August 31. Authorities say that the accident occurred at approximately 8:15 p.m. Sunday evening after the driver, Martin Klassen, reportedly struck five parked cars and a pole, causing a power outage in the area. Klassen was westbound on... Read More

Driver Hits Two Parked Vehicles near Downtown Windsor

On Sunday, September 1, a motorist collided with two parked vehicles on Howard Avenue near downtown Windsor. Near midnight, police were dispatched to the 1300 block of Howard Ave. to respond to an auto accident in which a moving Chevrolet Cobalt struck a black Chrysler minivan, which then knocked over a motorcycle parked next to... Read More

Windsor Woman Fatally Injured In Weekend Chatham Accident

Information released by the Chatham-Kent Police Dept. have provided details on a fatal auto accident that took place at approximately 1 a.m on Sunday morning on Queen’s Line just between Bloomfield and Dillon Roads. According to the report, a 46 year old Windsor resident died from injuries sustained after her Ford Mustang collided with a... Read More

Collision At Intersection Of Mill And Sandwich Streets Sends Woman To Hospital

Local Police have just released details on a three vehicle collision in West Windsor involving two minivans and a Windsor Transit bus that took place on Sunday afternoon. According to a number of eye witnesses, a green van made a right turn from Mill Street onto Sandwich Street which then resulted in the other, blue... Read More

Elgin County Accident Results In Serious Injury For Kingsville Woman

Sources from the OPP have recently released details on a serious two-vehicle accident that took place at the intersection of Fairview Road and John Wise Line in Elgin County on Thursday evening. According to the report, a 37 year old Kingsville male and his female passenger were headed southbound in their Dodge Durango on John... Read More

Honda Reworks 2015 Fits for Higher IIHS Rating, Recalls 12k Vehicles

The Windsor Star reports that Honda is recalling 12,000 of its 2015 Fit subcompacts to retool the bumpers after its first iteration failed the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s (IIHS) small overlap test. The Fit received only a marginal rating from the IIHS due to the weakness of its front bumper. In the small overlap... Read More

Two Fatal Pedestrian Accidents Reported Near North York

Two fatal pedestrian accidents were reported on Thursday near North York along Highway 400 and near Yonge Street. Early Thursday morning, an 82-year-old woman from Vaughn was pronounced dead on the scene after being struck by a vehicle while walking along Highway 400. Her family had reported her missing around 10 p.m. on Wednesday. Initially,... Read More

Number of Citations Given Out for Move Over Law Peaks

A news release from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has noted that the number of drivers cited for failing to follow the Move Over law has hit an all time high. For more than 10 years, the OPP has attempted to educate the public about moving over for emergency vehicles, unfortunately, during this time more... Read More

Should Mall Parking Lots be Redesigned to Include More Safety Measures?

Do parking lots need to be better designed? Can companies do something to better protect the public? The recent death of Addison Hall at a local Costco parking lot has brought to the forefront the issue of parking lot safety. Although some mall parking lots have added speed bumps and other measures to slow people... Read More