OPP charge Lincoln, Ont. man after fatal crash in Whitby

Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged a man from Lincoln, Ont. with impaired driving following a fatal crash in Whitby.

On Sunday at around 7:10 p.m., officers responded to a three-vehicle collision on Highway 401 westbound near Thickson Road. Two of the vehicles then caught fire.

OPP say as a result of the crash, a 43-year-old woman from Kingston was pronounced dead at the scene. Two other people were transported to the hospital with minor injuries.

Investigators say the driver of one of the vehicles involved in this collision, identified as 20-year-old Jaxon Christie from Lincoln Ont., is in custody and being held for a bail hearing. 

Detectives say Christie has been charged with dangerous driving causing death, impaired driving causing death and operation of a vehicle with excess blood over 80 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood.  

Highway 401 westbound at Thickson Road was closed for several hours but reopened shortly after 4 a.m. on Sunday.

Anyone who may have witnessed the collision or has dashcam or surveillance footage from the area at the time of the incident is asked to contact OPP at 1-888-310-1122.

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