Police have charged a 40-year-old man in connection with a deadly, fiery crash in Oshawa, Ont. that involved nine vehicles last month.
The collision happened near Ritson Road South and Bloor Street at around 12:15 p.m. on Aug. 10.
Officers said a black Mercedes, driven by a 40-year-old man from Toronto, was heading southbound Ritson Road “at a high rate of speed” when it entered a curb lane and hit a white Nissan operated by a 41-year-old woman from Oshawa.
The woman subsequently lost control of her Nissan as a result of the force of the impact, police said. Her vehicle then collided with three other vehicles – a Chevrolet Orlando, a Honda and a Dodge Caravan – before bursting into flames.
The Honda and Chevy struck “multiple other” vehicles too, police said.
During this, officers said the driver of the Mercedes continued southbound before swerving across northbound lanes of …