Driver charged in East End collision that sent 12-year-old boy to hospital

Hamilton police have charged a driver in an East End collision.

On Thursday, July 14, just before 6:00 p.m., police responded to the area of Highway 8 and Grays Road for a motor vehicle that resulted in a pedestrian being struck.

A westbound Hyundai being operated by a 26-year-old Hamilton man was struck by a Honda Civic that was making a left turn onto Grays Road.

The collision sent the Hyundai onto the sidewalk and into a HSR bus shelter where it hit a 12-year-old Hamilton boy who was in the shelter with his mother and two other children, a 10-year-old girl and a nine-year-old girl.

The injuries were believed to be life threatening at the scene and the 12-year-old was rushed to hospital. The boy is currently in stable and non-life threatening condition.

Police say the 35-year-old woman who was driving the Honda has been charged with failing to afford reasonable opportunity to avoid a collision. Additional charges may be laid, pending further investigation.

Anyone with further information is asked to contact police at 905-546-4753.