Driver, passenger taken to hospital after collision in Waterloo
Posted Jul 16, 2023 06:20:05 AM.
Last Updated Jul 16, 2023 10:19:28 AM.
Waterloo Regional Police Service (WRPS) is investigating a Saturday morning collision in the Waterloo area that sent two people to the hospital.
At roughly 2 a.m. on July 15, officers responded to the area of King Street South and William Street East for reports of a single-vehicle collision.
According to police, a Kia sports utility vehicle (SUV) was driving north on King Street South when the driver lost control on a bend in the road of William Street East and struck a building.
The 56-year-old driver from Kitchener sustained serious but non-life threatening injuries and was taken an out of region hospital.
The passenger, a 56-year-old male, was taken to a local hospital by paramedics with non-life-threatening injuries.
Police said that alcohol and speed were factors and the investigation is ongoing.
Anyone with information is asked to call the WRPS Traffic Services Unit at 519-570-9777, extension 8856.
A suspected impaired driver crashed into the LCBO in Uptown Waterloo, 2:00 a.m. Saturday, putting himself and his passenger in hospital, and disrupting ION service. Hear the latest from police this morning on @CityNewsKIT and https://t.co/8n8c3cpLsJ pic.twitter.com/4mqeaSgAOW
— Mark Douglas (@DouglasCityNews) July 16, 2023
