Charges laid in fatal Wilmot crash over long weekend

Google Maps image of Bridge Street and Diamond Road intersection.

By Christine Clark

Posted Aug 5, 2026 08:23:03 AM.

Last Updated Aug 5, 2026 12:46:59 PM.

A young Kitchener driver is facing several charges, including dangerous operation causing death, following a fatal crash in Wilmot Township.

On Saturday afternoon of the August long weekend police were called to a two-vehicle crash at Bridge Street and Diamond Road, about 10 minutes south of New Hamburg.

Police said a 70-year-old woman from Wilmot Township was pronounced dead at the scene.

In the other vehicle, a Kitchener driver and three passengers, one of whom was sent to an out-of-region hospital in life-threatening condition.

A 24-year-old Kitchener man has since been arrested and charged with dangerous operation causing death and three counts of dangerous operation causing bodily harm.

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