Driver charged following Weber Street crash in Kitchener (update)

By CityNews Kitchener Staff

Posted Mar 15, 2022 02:45:00 PM.

Update:

Weber Street East between Frederick and Stirling was reopened around 1:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Police say one person was taken to hospital with minor injuries.

Through their investigation, police determined the 41-year-old male driver allegedly fell asleep while operating their vehicle, causing them to lose control and swerve into oncoming traffic, colliding with a retaining wall and hydro police, rolling several times. 

That driver has since been charged with careless driving.

Original story:

Police have closed a portion of Weber Street East in Kitchener.

It's due to a collision. Police say a vehicle hit a hydro pole in the area on Tuesday morning.

Weber is closed between Frederick Street and Stirling Avenue. 

No other details have been released at this time.

Kitchener-Wilmot Hydro is also not reporting an outage in the area as a result of the crash.

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