Suspected impaired driver charged in Oakville crash that killed motorcyclist
A man suspected of impaired driving has been charged in an Oakville crash that left a male motorcyclist dead on Wednesday.
The crash, involving a motorcycle and two passenger vehicles, happened in the area of Lakeshore Road West and Windsor Gate at about 1:40 p.m.
The victim, a 58-year-old Oakville resident, was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead.
In a news release, Halton Regional Police said their preliminary investigation indicates the crash was head-on between an westbound Vespa motorcycle and an eastbound Nissan Rogue SUV. A third vehicle was then damaged, police said.
Police have arrested the driver of the Nissan Rogue SUV, a 25-year-old Burlington man, and charged him with dangerous operation of a conveyance causing death and impaired operation of a conveyance causing death.
Halton police's collision reconstruction unit is investigating.
Any witnesses who have not yet spoken to police are being urged to come forward.
