Publish Date: Dec 8, 2020
Incident Date: Dec 8, 2020
Location: VICTORIA ST N and FOUNTAIN ST N, WOOLWICH ON Canada
On December 8, 2020, at approximately 1:05 p.m., Waterloo Regional Police responded to reports of a serious motor vehicle collision that occurred in the area of Victoria Street North and Fountain Street North in Woolwich Township.
A motor vehicle, that was operated by an adult male from Guelph was travelling north on Victoria Street North when the driver struck two 16-year-olds that were walking along the side of the road, on the gravel shoulder from a nearby school.
The vehicle continued north until it was stopped by witnesses at Shantz Station Road. Waterloo Regional Police and the Ontario Provincial Police located the vehicle in the area of Shantz Station Road, and the driver was arrested without incident. The two youths were taken to a local hospital by Region of Waterloo Paramedic Services with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
The WRPS Remotely Piloted Vehicle (RPV) was deployed to record the scene of the collision. Members of Waterloo Regional Police Service’s Traffic Unit are continuing to investigate the details surrounding the collision and are focusing on distracted driving and impaired driving. Charges are pending. Roadways in the area were closed until approximately 4:30 p.m.