Fatal Collision Update - Deceased Identified

Source: Area OPP
Date: Wed Jan 8 03:10:45 MST 2020

(TOWNSHIP OF ERIN, ON) - On January 5, 2020, at approximately 6:25 p.m. the Wellington County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) along with Guelph-Wellington Paramedic Services and the Town of Erin Fire Services responded to a serious two-motor vehicle collision on Trafalgar Road near Side Road 17 in the Town of Erin.

Investigation revealed that a southbound sport utility vehicle (SUV) collided head-on with a northbound sedan. The driver of the sedan, Jayson Alexander WADDELL, 36-years-old of Caledon was pronounced deceased at the scene. The driver of the SUV, an 18-year-old from Barrie, was transported to a Georgetown hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and has since been released.

The Wellington County OPP along with OPP Technical Collision Investigators (TCI) continue to investigate the collision.



Wellington County OPP is asking anyone that may have witnessed this collision to please call 1-888-310-1122.


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