Alcohol, lack of seatbelts suspected factors in fatal Whitby crash
Published May 27, 2022 at 4:10 pm
A man is dead after his vehicle left a Hwy 401 on-ramp in Whitby and rolled-over. The OPP believe alcohol and the lack of a seatbelt my have been a factor in the his death.
Other commuters found the truck in the ditch May 27 while travelling eastbound on Hwy 401 near Lakeridge Rd. The black pick-up truck drove into a steep ditch on the east side of Lakeridge.
Witness saw the truck in the ditch shortly after, though as of an OPP release shortly before 9 p.m. investigators had yet to find anyone who saw the crash itself.
The people who found the truck called in the OPP and first responders pronounced the man, a 32-year-old from Ajax, dead on scene.
“At this time we are looking into alcohol and a lack of seatbelt use as contributing factors in this collision,” said OPP media officer Sgt. Kerry Schmidt.
Police shut down both lanes of Lakeridge Rd. and the Hwy 407 on-ramp to Lakeridge for some time to investigate. Officers are calling on any witness to aid their investigation.
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Anyone with information about the crash can call Whitby OPP at 905-668-3388.
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