PASSENGER INJURED IN SERIOUS VEHICLE COLLISION; CHARGES LAID - ERIN

On January 26, 2020, Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and emergency services responded to a serious collision involving two motor vehicles on Wellington Road 24, south-east of Hillsburgh in the Town of Erin. Initial reports indicated that two sedans had collided head-on and 3 people were injured. A local man was transported to a nearby hospital while his passenger, a local female, was transferred to a trauma centre. The lone occupant of the second sedan was transported to a local hospital with minor injuries. All injuries are considered non-life-threatening. As a result of the investigation, Benjamin Mitchell MacDONALD, 19-years-old of Mono Township, has been charged with two counts of Impaired Operation cause Bodily Harm, Possession of Cocaine and Novice Driver with a Blood Alcohol Concentration above Zero. He is scheduled to appear in the Ontario court of justice-Guelph on February 28, 2020. The Wellington County OPP is asking anyone that may have witnessed this collision to please call 1-888-310-1122. Original post: On January 26, 2020, at approximately 5:00 a.m. Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a serious collision involving two motor vehicles on Wellington Road 24, south-east of Hillsburgh in the Town of Erin. Initial reports indicated that two sedans had collided and 3 people were injured. OPP, the Town of Erin Fire Department and Guelph Wellington Paramedics Service attended the scene and treated the injured. A passenger in one of the sedans, a local woman, was transferred to a trauma centre with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. The two drivers were taken to a local hospital with less serious injuries. There were no other passengers involved. The road will remain closed while OPP investigate the cause. The Wellington County OPP is asking anyone that may have witnessed this collision to please call 1-888-310-1122.