Northumberland OPP have charged a Whitby man following a fatal collision involving a single motor vehicle that struck a hydro pole in the Municipality of Port Hope early Saturday morning (March 19) and killed a Campbellcroft man.
At around 1:30 a.m., police and emergency services along with Hydro One responded to the collision, which took place on County Road 10 around three kilometres north of Campbellcroft.
The vehicle’s passenger was pronounced dead at the scene. The vehicle’s driver was airlifted to a Toronto-area hospital with serious injuries.
County Road 10 was closed for several hours while police complete their investigation.
On Monday, police identified the victim as Daniel Nicholas Thomson, 32, of Campbellcroft and the driver as Mathieu Richard, 31, of Whitby.
Richard has been charged with impaired operation causing death.
The accused man is scheduled to attend the Ontario Court of Justice in Cobourg on April 6, 2022.
This story has been updated with the identify of the victim and the driver.
