Monday, February 10, 2014
On Saturday, February 8, 2014, at approximately 7:45pm, members of the London Police Service responded to a motor vehicle collision that occurred on Highbury Avenue at Glanworth Drive.
A north-bound car crossed the centre line and collided with a south-bound SUV, within the south-bound lane of travel. The adult female driver of the car and adult male passenger were both transported to hospital with life threatening injuries. The adult female driver remains in hospital, listed in critical but stable condition. The adult male passenger succumbed to his injuries on Sunday February 9 and has since been identified as 48-year-old Jacob Rempel, of Aylmer. Early reports indicated that a dog located at the scene of the crash may have crossed the road, just prior to the collision. However, police have confirmed that this dog was travelling in the north-bound vehicle at the time of the crash. As a result of the injuries sustained from the collision, the dog has since passed.
The adult male driver and adult female passenger of the south-bound vehicle suffered minor injuries as a result of the collision.
The cause of the collision is still under investigation, but police have determined that alcohol consumption and excessive speed are not contributing factors.