Impaired Tesla driver sentenced for fatal 2022 high-speed crash

Impaired Tesla driver sentenced for fatal 2022 high-speed crash

A 48-year-old Wasaga Beach man, Jefferson Dance, has been sentenced to eight years in prison for impaired and dangerous driving causing death in a 2022 crash that killed 62-year-old delivery driver Jim Lynne. The fatal collision happened shortly after midnight on...
Three youths dead, one critically hurt in West Grey crash

Three youths dead, one critically hurt in West Grey crash

A single-vehicle crash near Hanover on Tuesday has claimed the lives of three teenagers, with a fourth critically injured. All four were students at John Diefenbaker Senior School, aged 15 to 17. Two boys and a girl were ejected from the vehicle and died at the scene,...
Sudbury man pleads guilty to April 2022 fatal crash in Oro-Medonte

Sudbury man pleads guilty to April 2022 fatal crash in Oro-Medonte

A Sudbury man has pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing death in connection with a fatal head-on crash in April 2022 on Highway 12 in Oro-Medonte that claimed the life of 66-year-old Irene Youngblut of Tay Township. In a Barrie courtroom on Monday, 55-year-old...
Energy Court encampment blaze in Sudbury leaves two injured

Energy Court encampment blaze in Sudbury leaves two injured

Two people were injured Tuesday after a fire broke out at the Energy Court encampment in Sudbury, sparked by propane heaters being used to keep warm. Deputy Fire Chief Jesse Oshell said the heaters ignited a tent and nearby materials, leaving one person seriously...
Elmvale house destroyed by fire, residents uninjured

Elmvale house destroyed by fire, residents uninjured

A house in Elmvale sustained major damage after a fire broke out late Tuesday morning. When firefighters arrived, heavy smoke was billowing from the roof. Queen Street (County Road 92) was closed in both directions between Usher Road and Yonge Street to allow...