Auto Accident News Blog

Trinity Guardrails Pass Second Round of Crash Safety Tests

The public and national safety officials have anxiously awaited results of testing that may determine whether guardrails manufactured by Trinity Industries, Inc. should be removed from highways across Canada and the United States, and the results of those tests are now ready for review. Surprisingly to many, the U.S. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) found that... Read More

OPP Reminding Motorists to Drive for Conditions as Winter Storms Persist

After a Lambton County law enforcement officers cruiser was struck in Sarnia Tuesday morning, officers are reminding motorists that driving too fast for conditions is dangerous particularly during the winter months. Ontario Provincial Police say that the accident happened while emergency crews were responding to another accident, late Tuesday morning on March 3. The first... Read More

Driving with Pets: Dangerous Distraction

Most of us believe that distracted driving is always the result of text messaging or talking on the phone, but there are numerous other causes of distracted driving, and one of them is pets in a car.  An unrestrained pet in car results in a driver focusing on where the pet is rather than on... Read More

Tractor-Trailer Driver Facing Charges After Crash on Manning Road

We have new information about a three-vehicle crash that happened on Manning Road, north of Baseline Road on Monday. We’ve learned a 64-year-old truck driver is now facing careless driving charges. According to a report from Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), a van that was heading northbound on Manning Road stopped to make a turn when... Read More

Three Injured In Manning Road Collision

Authorities from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have provided initial details on a serious, three vehicle collision that took place on Manning Road Monday evening. According to the report, a tractor trailer collided with both a car and a van after the first vehicle – the van – had slowed to a stop to make... Read More

Five Car Accident Sends Six To Hospital

Whiteout conditions have contributed to a serious, five vehicle accident on County Road 42 on Saturday morning, that resulted in six occupants being sent to a nearby hospital with non-life threatening injuries. According to a report issued by Windsor Police, the collision occurred at approximately 10:55 a.m and was so severe that one of the... Read More

Harrow Man Seriously Injured in Snowmobile Crash

The cause of a serious snowmobile crash is under investigation by Amherstburg Police, but speed is believed to be a contributing factor. Authorities say a Harrow man suffered severe injuries when the snowmobile he was driving slammed into a train bridge and burst into flames. It happened on River Canard near the 2nd Concession. Authorities... Read More

75-Year-Old Man Hit by Truck While Picking Up Mail

Roger Bauer, 75, was struck by a truck near Walker Road just before 7 p.m. on Monday evening. Bauer was on his way to get his mail when the accident occurred. According to the Ontario Provincial Police, the truck was headed southbound when it struck Bauer in the 6400 block of Walker Road. The driver,... Read More

Car Flips on Ambassador Bridge

A car accident on the U.S. side of the Ambassador Bridge stopped traffic for approximately 30 minutes on Saturday. According to Windsor police, the accident took place around 5 p.m. and there were no injuries reported. The vehicle was heading stateside when it reportedly overturned on the U.S. side of the border. Windsor Police Service... Read More

UPDATE: 55 Year Old Man Killed By Intoxicated Leamington Driver

UPDATE – 01/12/15: The OPP have released the name of the deceased, citing that it was 55 year old Leamington resident, Mr. Robert Wallingford. Officials from the Ontario Provincial Police have recently provided information on a fatal pedestrian vs. car accident that took place in Leamington over the weekend. According to sources, an as-yet-un-named 18... Read More