(LEAMINGTON, ON) – A 69 year old Leamington man operating a red Ford was sent to hospital with serious injuries after a 3 vehicle crash on Essex County Road 31 in Leamington on September 18, 2016 at approximately 8:30 p.m.
The driver of the Ford was travelling on Essex County Road 31 near the intersection of Mersea Road 5 when it was struck by a grey GMC pickup truck that failed to stop at the stop sign at the intersection.
A third vehicle, a black Ford pickup truck, being driven by a 56 year old male from Kingsville was indirectly involved in the collision. The driver and passenger of this vehicle sustained minor injuries.
Windsor Essex Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and Leamington Fire Services were at the scene and attended to the involved injuries and with the extrication of the driver of the red Ford.
A section of Essex County Road 31 was closed for several hours as the Ontario Provincial Police Technical Traffic Collision Investigators completed the investigation.
The 17 year old driver of the GMC pickup truck, a Leamington resident, has been charged with Disobey Stop Sign, Stop Wrong Place, contrary to Section 136(1) (a) of the Highway Traffic Act of Ontario. Neither he nor his passenger was injured.
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