(WALKERTON, ON) – On March 8, 2016 at 3:31 p.m., the South Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a crash involving a pedestrian on Yonge Street South in Walkerton. Officers arrived with members of the Walkerton Fire Department and Bruce Paramedic Services to find that a Blue Ford Fusion had struck a pedestrian in a cross walk. The driver, an 85-year-old Brockton resident, was charged with fail to stop for red light. The pedestrian was taken to a local hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.
The South Bruce OPP is requesting anyone with information that can assist police to call 1-888-310-1122. Should you wish to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or submit a secure web-tip at www.crimestoppersgb.ca, where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.