US Edition19-Year-Old Charged After Fatal Highway 401 Crash in Etobicoke
A 19-year-old from Vaughan faces dangerous driving charges after a crash linked to suspected street racing killed one and injured three on Highway 401, police said.
- On Saturday at about 1:15 a.m., a passenger vehicle struck a Ministry of Transportation truck on eastbound Highway 401 near Dixon Road, Etobicoke.
- OPP investigators say they believe the crash followed possible street racing involving multiple vehicles, charging a 19-year-old driver from Vaughan with dangerous operation causing bodily harm and death.
- Investigators say one individual ejected from the second passenger vehicle died after a Ministry of Transportation truck struck a disabled passenger vehicle, with two men in their 20s and a woman hospitalized.
- The OPP says the investigation is ongoing and has appealed to the public for help, encouraging those with dashcam footage or witness information to contact investigators.
- This Canadian Press report was first published Aug. 30, 2025, and includes an Ontario Provincial Police patch image dated Sept. 29, 2024.
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