UPDATE Regarding Tragic Collision That Claimed Schreiber Mayor’s Life
FATAL MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION: Driver Charged
MARATHON, ON -On Saturday February 13, 2021 approximately 07:21pm, officers of the Marathon Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) detachment responded to a report of a motor vehicle collision (MVC), involving a pickup truck and Tractor Trailer unit (TTU) on Highway 17, approximately 30km west of Marathon near the Little Pic River Bridge.
Officers arrived on scene to find a blue TTU in the eastbound ditch and a grey GMC pickup truck approximately 150mts west in the westbound lane against the guard rails.
The only occupant of the pickup truck, 69 year old David HAMILTON of Schreiber, ON was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The driver and passenger of the TTU were transported to a local hospital and treated for minor injuries and later released.
The driver of the TTU, 35 year old, Prabhjot CHEEMA, of Brampton ON has been charged with Dangerous Operation Causing Death sec. 320.13(3) of the Criminal Code. The next court appearance for this matter is 20 January 2022.
Highway 17 was closed from Terrace Bay to Marathon for approximately 14 hours while OPP Technical Traffic Control Investigators (TTCI) conducted their investigation. The investigation is ongoing at this time with possible charges pending in this incident.
CLICK HERE to read original incident report.
