(SOUTH HURON, ON) – Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers continue to investigate a fatal motor vehicle collision that took place yesterday afternoon.
On Monday, July 4, 2022 at approximately 4:41 p.m., Huron County OPP, Huron County Paramedic Services and the South Huron Fire Department responded to a report of a motor vehicle collision located on MacDonald Road near Parr Line.
The preliminary investigation revealed a cross-over sport utility vehicle was travelling eastbound on MacDonald Road when the vehicle collided head-on with a bridge guardrail. The driver and lone occupant of the vehicle was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The deceased has since been identified as John FREESWICK, 48 years of age from Dashwood.
A post-mortem examination is scheduled to take place today.
Members from the West Region OPP Traffic Incident Management & Enforcement (TIME) Team attended the scene to assist with the collision investigation.
MacDonald Road remains closed between Parr Line and Ausable Line.
Any person with information regarding this crash is encouraged to contact Huron OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or (519) 482-1677.
Should you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.
