Charges laid following serious crash in Kitchener

File photo of Waterloo Regional Police Service vehicles. (CityNews File Photo)

By CityNews Kitchener Staff

Posted Dec 11, 2024 07:25:17 AM.

Last Updated Dec 19, 2024 04:51:52 PM.

Waterloo Regional Police have laid charges in connection to a serious, single vehicle collision in Kitchener.

In the early morning hours of December 11, two men were rushed to an out-of-region hospital following a crash at the intersection of Pinnacle Drive and Thomas Slee Drive, near New Dundee Road.

At the time, police identified the two men as a 25-year-old and a 23-year-old.

On December 18, police charged the driver with multiple offences:

Dangerous driving
Failing to wear a seatbelt
Speeding 156 km/h in a 40 km/h zone
Two counts of stunt driving

The accused is scheduled to appear in court in January, 2025.

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