Charge laid for Shellard Road collision; town councillor seeking safety improvements
Posted Dec 9, 2024 05:07:00 AM.
Last Updated Dec 9, 2024 10:50:30 AM.
A charge has been laid for the latest collision on a stretch of road east of Cambridge, as a local township councillor makes a pitch for safety improvements at the intersection where it happened.
Waterloo Regional Police say four people suffered non-life-threatening injuries in a Friday afternoon crash at Shellard Side Road and Old Beverly Road.
According to regional police, two vehicles collided when the driver of a grey Toyota went through a stop sign on Shellard and hit a blue Honda travelling on Old Beverly.
The driver and passenger in each vehicle were injured and sent to hospital.
Police have since confirmed to 570 NewsRadio that one person has charged under the Highway Traffic Act for “fail to stop – stop sign.”
All this, while North Dumfries councillor, Scott Tilley, is about to make a pitch to council Monday evening for safety improvements at three intersection on Shellard, including Old Beverly Road, also known as Regional Road 97.
Council documents for the meeting list Tilley as having “concerns” about that intersection, and at Shellard and Clyde Road, the first major intersection north of Old Beverly.
Tilley also specifically wants a traffic light at Shellard and Gore Road, the next major intersection north of Clyde.
Tilley will present correspondence from concerned citizens to council, including a message from one who says, “I just wanted to let you know that I almost got killed today in the intersection of Shellard and Clyde.”
Monday evening’s council meeting begins at 6 p.m.
