Barrie Police have charged a driver following an investigation into a head-on collision that happened on Fairview Road in July.
On July 13, 2026, officers attended the scene of a serious collision involving a pickup truck and a sedan. Through the investigation, the Barrie Police Service Traffic Reconstruction Unit determined the sedan travelled over the centre line into the direct path of oncoming traffic.
The driver of the sedan was airlifted to a trauma centre in Toronto with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. The driver of the pickup truck, a 62-year-old Barrie man, was uninjured in the collision.
Fairview Road, just north of Harvie Road, was closed for more than six hours for the investigation and cleanup.
On August 24, 2026, police charged a 64-year-old Barrie man – the sedan driver – with careless driving under the Highway Traffic Act.
BA26044541
File: BA26044541
Published: SEP 4, 2026
Source: Barrie Police Service