Barrie Police have charged a motorcyclist involved in a collision on Churchill Drive on July 15, 2026.
Police were called to the area between Welham Road and Bayview Drive around 7 a.m. after a motorcycle collided with a pickup truck towing a vehicle on a flatbed.
Through the investigation, police determined the motorcycle was travelling behind the tow truck westbound on Churchill Drive. The motorcycle attempted to pass the tow truck on the inside as the truck made a right turn into a parking lot.
The 21-year-old motorcyclist suffered serious injuries and was airlifted to a Toronto area hospital. He has since been released and continues to recover at home. The driver of the truck was uninjured.
On Sept. 2, 2026, an officer with the Barrie Police Traffic Unit charged the 21-year-old man from Barrie with careless driving, under the Highway Traffic Act.
BA26044902
File: BA26044902
Published: SEP 2, 2026
Source: Barrie Police Service