(Kapuskasing, ON) – On Saturday May 24, 2014 just after 7pm, officers from the Kapuskasing Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police responded to a single motor vehicle collision involving a 2002 Polaris ATV. The collision occurred on Pearce Road, approximately 40 km North West of Hwy 11 in Pearce Twp., near Zadi Lake.
The 55 year old male driver Gerald LATOUR from Smooth Rock Falls was discovered by a passing motorist. Mr. LATOUR had ventured on his own to check his minnow traps, not far from where he had been camping with family.
LATOUR was pronounced dead at the scene and a post mortem examination has been scheduled.
An OPP Technical Traffic Collision Investigator (TTCI) is assisting with the investigation.