Man charged in death of Burlington man at Cayuga racetrack

Published April 14, 2021 at 2:47 pm

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged a Clearview, Ont. man in connection with a collision at a Cayuga racetrack last year that killed a Burlington man.

Police say 59-year-old Richard Ennest of Burlington was hit by race cars approaching the starting line at a race event held Sept. 19, 2020 at Toronto Motorsports Park on Kohler Road.

Ennest was flown by air ambulance to a hospital with life-threatening injuries and would later die in a hospital.

John Robinson of Clearview Township is charged with the dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death.

Robinson is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Cayuga at a date yet to be announced.