Waterloo Region, Ontario – Waterloo Regional Police’s Traffic Services Unit has charged a driver after a pedestrian collision in Waterloo.
On September 7, 2024, at approximately 6:50 p.m., emergency services responded to reports of a collision between a motor vehicle and a pedestrian on Seagram Drive.
The investigation revealed that a pedestrian was outside his Toyota Sienna, unloading items from the driver’s side sliding door when a Kia Optima reversed from a driveway. The Kia struck the pedestrian and the Toyota.
The pedestrian, a 49-year-old Oakville male, was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening physical injuries.
The driver of the Kia, a 20-year-old male from Hamilton, was charged with careless driving causing bodily harm.
Seagram Drive was closed for several hours for the police investigation.
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