US EditionOntario Trucker Arrested Months After Mother, Child Killed in Manitoba Crash
The semi driver from Brampton faces charges after failing to stop at an intersection, causing a crash that killed a mother and her eight-year-old daughter, police said.
- Navjeet Singh, 25, from Brampton, Ontario, was arrested Thursday at Toronto's Pearson Airport for a fatal November 15 crash in Manitoba that killed a mother and her daughter.
- The crash happened when Singh allegedly ran a stop sign while driving a semi-trailer on Highway 201 near Altona, resulting in a collision that killed Sara Unger, a mother in her mid-thirties, and her young daughter Alexa, who was eight years old.
- Singh, who had been on the run for nine months, became the subject of a nationwide arrest warrant issued on November 21, before being apprehended at Toronto's Pearson Airport by local law enforcement and border officials following his arrival on an Ethiopian Airlines flight.
- Cpl. Jamie Sokolosky expressed gratitude to everyone involved, noting that collaborative efforts led to the successful apprehension, and confirmed that Singh will be transported back to Manitoba to remain in custody.
- Singh faces two counts of dangerous operation causing death and obstructing a peace officer, and authorities plan to escort him back to Manitoba to continue legal proceedings.
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Ontario trucker arrested months after mother, child killed in Manitoba crash
RCMP say an Ontario truck driver accused of evading police for nine months has been arrested in a Manitoba crash that killed a woman and her eight-year-old daughter. Navjeet Singh was taken into custody Thursday at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport by Peel Regional Police and officers with Canada Border Services Agency. Mounties say he arrived in the […]
Fugitive arrested at Toronto airport for crash that killed Manitoba mother, daughter: RCMP
A man who avoided Canadian authorities for more than nine months after being accused of driving a semi-trailer truck through a stop sign, causing a crash that killed a Manitoba mother and daughter, was arrested at the Toronto international airport on Thursday.
Brampton trucker arrested months after mother, child killed in Manitoba crash
RCMP say an Ontario truck driver accused of evading police for nine months has been arrested in a Manitoba crash that killed a woman and her eight-year-old daughter. Navjeet Singh was taken into custody Thursday at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport by Peel Regional Police and officers with Canada Border Services Agency. Mounties say he arrived in the country on an Ethiopian airline. Singh, a resident of Brampton, was charged in November wi…
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