There were two single-vehicle collisions involving a motorized snow vehicle (MSV), or snowmobile, that occurred Friday, in Greater Sudbury, one of which resulted in charges.
At 6:35 p.m. on March 5, members from the Nipissing West (Sudbury) detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), along with Sudbury Emergency Medical Services (EMS), responded to reports of a single-vehicle collision on OFSC Trail D, in Markstay-Warren.
Further investigation revealed that the 53-year-old driver, from Alma, had been travelling the trail when he struck a coyote, ejecting him from the snowmobile. He suffered non-life threatening injuries as a result.
No charges were laid, according to a press release by Nipissing West OPP.
The second incident occurred around 10:25 p.m. that evening, on Nepewassi Lake in Estaire.
Investigation into this incident revealed that the snowmobile had been towing people in a sleigh at the time when it struck a dock. A 19-year-old woman was the only passenger reported to have sustained minor injuries as a result.
The investigation remains ongoing.
Anyone with information regarding this collision is asked to contact the Sudbury OPP at 705-564-6900 or toll-free at 1-888-310-1122.
Those that wish to remain anonymous may also submit any information through Crime Stoppers by phoning 1-800-222-8477 or online here. You may be eligible for a cash reward of up to $2,000 and you will not be required to testify in court.
