Fatal Collision

Source: OPP
Date: Tue Sep 3 03:39:06 MST 2024

(PORTLAND, ON) – The Leeds County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) continues to investigate a single vehicle collision where the driver was found deceased and the passenger was found with non-life-threatening injuries.



On September 1, 2024, just after 3:00 a.m., members of the Leeds OPP received reports of a vehicle in the ditch on Country Road 8, a few kilometres east of Highway 15.



The driver was a 19 year-old man from Mallorytown and the passenger was a 17 year-old man from Brockville.

The cause of the collision is still undetermined. Leeds OPP is being assisted by the OPP Collision Reconstructionists, the Technical Traffic Collision Investigators (TTCI), the Office of the Chief Coroner, and the Office of Forensic Pathology.

County Road 8 remains closed between Harlem Road and Hughs Road, and will be re-opened once the on-scene investigation completes.

If you witnessed the collision, or have relevant dashcam video, contact the Leeds County OPP at 1-888-310-1122. If you wish to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or leave your tip online at ontariocrimestoppers.ca.