Motorcyclist charged after fatal pedestrian crash in Wilmot

File photo. (Erin Anderson/CityNews Kitchener)

By CityNews Kitchener Staff

Posted Mar 13, 2026 04:03:48 PM.

Last Updated Mar 19, 2026 06:27:49 AM.

A motorcyclist has been charged after a fatal pedestrian crash in Wilmot this past fall.

The collision occurred on the afternoon of Oct. 25 on Wilmot Centre Road, near Bleams Road.

Police said a pedestrian, a 66-year-old Wilmot man, was struck by a motorcycle. He was transported to hospital and pronounced dead.

On March 2, traffic investigators charged the involved driver with careless driving causing death.

The 34-year-old man will appear in court March 30.

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