Port Hope police charge driver after collision with wheelchair

Written By Dan Jones

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By: Dan Jones, Northumberland 89.7 FM, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter.

Port Hope police have charged a motorist with dangerous driving, after the vehicle struck a motorized wheelchair in August.

Police say the collision occurred in the area of Jocelyn and Cavan Streets August 13.

Both the vehicle and the wheelchair were travelling eastbound on Jocelyn Street.

The operator of the wheelchair was taken to hospital for treatment of minor injuries.

Police did not identify the driver.

Dan Jones

Dan Jones is a veteran radio and web journalist with 18 years in the news business. He has reported on Indigenous issues in Northern and Western Canada. This former News Director has covered provincial legislative politics in the Yukon and Saskatchewan.

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