Man charged with impaired driving after 2 children seriously injured in Oshawa crash

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· Posted: May 15, 2025 9:37 AM EDT | Last Updated: 14 minutes ago

A antheral has been charged with impaired driving and failing to stay astatine the country of a collision successful Oshawa that near 2 children earnestly injured. 

Durham Regional Police Service accidental they were called to a clang involving 2 vehicles connected Taunton Road adjacent Stevenson Road N. astatine astir 9:10 p.m. connected Wednesday.

In a quality merchandise Thursday, constabulary said the vehicles — a 2000 Ford Mustang and a 2016 Hyundai Elantra — had gotten into a T-bone collision. Shortly after, the operator of the Mustang got retired of his conveyance and ran off.

The operator — a 29-year-old Oshawa antheral — was rapidly located by constabulary and arrested. He has since been charged with 5 counts of impaired cognition of a conveyance causing bodily harm, dangerous cognition of a conveyance and failing to stay causing bodily harm.

He was held for a bail hearing.

Emergency crews rushed to assistance 4 radical wrong the Hyundai, according to the quality release. The operator — a 41-year-old antheral — was extricated and transported to infirmary with insignificant injuries.  A 33-year-old pistillate was trapped and, aft a "lengthy extrication," was freed and transported to infirmary with superior injuries, constabulary said. Two boys aged 10 and 5 suffered superior injuries and were taken to a Toronto-area hospital.

Police accidental the 10 twelvemonth aged is presently listed successful unchangeable information portion the 5 twelvemonth aged remains successful superior condition.

Three passengers who were wrong the Mustang remained connected country and were transported to infirmary with non-life-threatening injuries.

Anyone saw what happened is being asked to interaction Durham police.