HAGERSVILLE — OPP say a New Credit resident is facing drunk driving and criminal negligence causing death charges after a fatal collision last fall.
Police say a 3 vehicle crash on Highway 6 between the 10th and 11th concession at 3:00 p.m. on Monday September 3, 2018 resulted in the death of 33 year old Dave Shaw of Hagersville.
Police attended the scene and determined that a south bound SUV struck a south bound car then entered the north bound lanes where it collided with a north bound SUV, driven by Shaw.
Three people from the other two vehicles were taken to local hospitals, two were treated for minor injuries and one was transferred to a local trauma unit with serious injuries.
On Friday January 4, 2019 OPP charged 46-year-old Shannon King of the Mississauga’s of the New Credit First Nation a list of charges including impaired operation of a motor vehicle causing death, two counts of impaired operation of a motor vehicle causing bodily harm, driving motor vehicle with more than 80 milligrams on alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood causing death, two counts of driving motor vehicle with more than 80 milligrams on alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood causing bodily harm, criminal negligence causing death, and two counts of criminal negligence causing bodily harm.
Police say King was held for a bail hearing in a Cayuga court.
