The mother of three kids killed in a single-vehicle crash on Highway 17 on Jan. 1 has been charged with careless driving causing death and careless driving causing bodily harm.
Speed and lack of seat belt use were factors in the fatalities, said the Ontario Provincial Police.
Uche Osagie, 46, is scheduled to appear in court on July 6.
On Jan. 1, at approximately 8:50 a.m., members from the Nipissing West (Sudbury) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) along with Sudbury Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and Greater Sudbury Fire Services responded to the crash in the westbound lanes of Highway 17, near the Highway 144 interchange.
An investigation revealed the westbound car left the travelled portion of the roadway and struck a rock cut.
The crash killed Britney Osagie, six, and her brothers Flourish Osagie, 10, and Destiny Osagie, 11.
A 10-year-old passenger suffered life-altering injuries and remains in hospital in Toronto. The driver was not injured and the front seat passenger suffered minor injuries.
