(ERIN, ON) – The Wellington County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police is currently investigating a single-vehicle collision involving a utility task vehicle (UTV) that has left one person deceased.
On Saturday, June 28, 2025, at approximately 12:15 a.m., the OPP responded to reports of a serious collision involving a UTV carrying four passengers that had overturned at the intersection of Sideroad 10 at Eighth Line in Erin.
The deceased has been identified as a 19-year-old male from Burlington. The three other passengers did not suffer any injuries.
On Saturday, June 28, 2025, Julian CONNELL, a 20-year-old of Erin, was charged with:
· Young driver Blood Alcohol Content above zero
· Operation causing death
· Dangerous operation causing death
· Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration 80 plus
The accused is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Provincial Court of Justice in Guelph on Tuesday, July 29, 2025.
The investigation remains ongoing. The OPP is asking anyone with information or dashcam footage of the incident to contact the Wellington County OPP at 1-888-310-1122, or report anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or online at www.ontariocrimesoppers.ca.
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