Eight-Year-Old Passenger Deceased

Editor’s Note: This is not the ATV collision which we reported on recently that happened just north of Havelock

Centre Hastings - Sun., Oct. 23, 2022 - The Central Hastings Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has laid criminal charges in relation to a fatal all-terrain vehicle (ATV) collision.

On Oct. 22, 2022, just after 5:30 p.m., officers responded to reports of a single ATV collision at a residential property on Highway 62 in the Municipality of Centre Hastings.

An 8-year-old passenger was transport by ambulance to the hospital where he was pronounced deceased.

A 45-year-old from Centre Hastings who was operating the ATV has been charged under the Criminal Code (CC) with:

· Dangerous operation causing death - section 320.13(3)

· Operation causing death - section 320.14(3)

· Operation while impaired, blood alcohol concentration (80 plus) - section 320.12(1)(b)

Central Hasting OPP continues to investigate with assistance from OPP Forensic Identification Services (FIS), OPP Technical Collision Investigators (TCI) and Reconstructionist.

Media release