On December 3, 2013 at 7:20 p.m., the Guelph Police attended to Dawson Road to investigate the report of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle. It is alleged that a 26-year-old Guelph man was operating a 1995 four door Mazda southbound on Dawson Road. His vehicle struck a pedestrian, a 60-year-old Guelph man, who was crossing Dawson Road.
The pedestrian was transported to the Guelph General Hospital and later airlifted to St. Michaels Hospital in Toronto. The pedestrian suffered serious injuries.
A portion of Dawson Road was closed for five hours while investigators investigated the collision.
The collision is still under investigation and witnesses are asked to contact the investigating officer Cst. Matt Jotham of Traffic Services at 519-824-1212, extension #7434.
