Driver charged months after fatal crash north of Kingston

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A 38-year-old has been charged with careless driving causing death after a fatal crash on Bedford Road in January 2024.

A 38-year-old is charged with careless driving causing death

Jenna Legge · CBC News ·

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Ontario Provincial Police have laid a careless driving charge after a fatal crash north of Kingston in January 2024. (Teghan Beaudette/CBC)

A 38-year-old has been charged with careless driving causing death after a fatal crash north of Kingston, Ont., in January 2024.

Ontario Provincial Police responded to the crash the morning of Jan. 5, where they said a vehicle collided with a pedestrian who had been walking along the shoulder of Bedford Road just north of Sydenham in South Frontenac Township.

The pedestrian was fatally injured. 

In a Tuesday news release, police said the driver from South Frontenac Township stayed at the scene and co-operated with the investigation.

Police did not identify the person who died.

The accused driver’s next court appearance is expected July 8.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Jenna Legge is a reporter with the CBC in Ottawa. Before that, she studied journalism, law and political science at Carleton University. She can be reached at jenna.legge@cbc.ca.

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