OPP look for witnesses after sudden stop for ducks sends father and son to hospital
A single vehicle collision, which took place after another driver stopped suddenly while attempting to avoid a family of ducks crossing Highway 401 near Kingston, resulted in a father and son being taken to hospital with injuries.
The Frontenac Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to the collision at approximately 8:50 a.m. on Sunday, Jun. 17, 2018. The collision took place on Highway 401 eastbound about three kilometers west of Joyceville Road, according to a press release from the OPP.
A white vehicle was travelling eastbound when it came to a sudden stop in an attempt to avoid hitting the ducks. Subsequently, the vehicle travelling behind the white vehicle, a gold minivan, turned to avoid hitting the white vehicle, and left the roadway via the south side ditch. The minivan struck a tree, and the male driver and his 10-year-old son were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The white vehicle, possibly a Kia, left the scene prior to the OPP arriving.
Police are asking any witnesses that may have seen the collision to contact the Frontenac OPP Detachment at 1-888-310-1122.
The OPP remind motorists to consider the safety of other vehicles when attempting to avoid an animal or debris on the roadway.
to the driver who caused this mess.
wow. a duck. you endangered people’s lives for a duck. but couldnt wait around and make sure the PEOPLE who crashed at the fault of you. were good and helped. before you took off. but you can stop for a duck family. I hope they catch you and throw the book at you. you shld never ever get behind the wheel of a car ever ever again. the world will be a better place if you don’t.
Wow, another one risked the lives of people around for ducks?
Last one who did that got jail time for this (and not enough in my book, considering those people died): https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/woman-who-stopped-for-ducks-caused-fatal-crash-gets-90-days-behind-bars-1.2153205
I sure hope they find the person who did this; not only did they hurt two people, but they also fled the scene! Justice must be served.
Funny that I had an opp officer explain to me that when I had an empty lane infront of me approaching a green light that was about to turn yellow and a driver pulled infront of me from the other lane beside me and slam on his brakes as the light turned yellow reducing my stopping distance from 30 ft to 3 on a wet road I was at fault because you must allow enough space between vehicles to be able to stop in any situation that presents itself
Pizzed Off – Fight it in court or let it go already, lucky you are alive.