Tag: died
Pickup driver pleads guilty in fatal motorcycle crash case
A 64-year-old man has pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing death, for turning his pickup truck in front of Bailey Durocher’s motorcycle, just north of Durham two years ago. Luciano Da Silva, of Utopia, Ont., just west of Barrie, pleaded guilty on June 18 in the Superior Court of Justice in Owen Sound. Sentencing is […]
Nine-time impaired driver jailed for drunken ATV crash that almost killed him
A Lambton County man who nearly died after crashing an ATV while impaired was sentenced this week to five months in jail
One month, five fatal motorcycle crashes on London-area roads
Loved ones are mourning a 65-year-old motorcyclist whose death in a crash was the first of five deadly collisions that have killed six people on motorcycles across the London region over the past month alone
Quality mattered to Fraser McGruer in whatever he did
Fraser McGruer, a respected local boat builder who with partners also developed Owen Sound marina and a once-popular restaurant there, has died at age 86. He died June 26 of complications from a leg infection, said his eldest son, Christopher McGruer. A come-and-go memorial service is scheduled for Aug. 10 from 2 to 4 p.m. […]
Search resumes for teenage London swimmer missing in Lake Erie
PORT STANLEY â The search resumed Monday for a missing 14-year-old London swimmer in Lake Erie, off the main beach here, with police warning volunteers to stay away amid stormy conditions. âThe family and the OPP would like to thank the volunteers for their search efforts to date. However, due to the potential of adverse […]