The alleged driver of a vehicle that struck four pedestrians, including a child, at a downtown intersection in August has been charged in connection with the crash.
Emergency crews were called to the area of Bay and College streets just after 3 p.m. on Aug. 22 after receiving several reports of a multi-vehicle collision.
According to investigators, a 54-year-old man was driving a 2015 Toyota Highlander northbound on Bay Street, approaching College Street, when he crossed the intersection, allegedly “disobeying a red traffic signal.”
The vehicle then struck four pedestrians, police said, who were crossing eastbound and westbound on College Street at Bay Street.
Two female pedestrians, a 69-year-old and a 54-year-old, were carried into the intersection by the vehicle until it crashed into a 2014 Toyota Corolla, heading westbound on College Street.
The Toyota Corolla then crashed into a 2017 Chevrolet pick-up truck that was travelling in the same direction along College Street.
Two other pedestrians, a one-year-old girl and a 43-year-old man, were also struck by the Toyota Highlander and remained within the crosswalk.
Police announced one day after the crash that the injured pedestrians were all in a stable condition.
On Tuesday, police announced that Brampton-resident John Ikwugbado had been charged in connection with the crash.
The 54-year-old is facing two counts of dangerous operation of a conveyance causing bodily harm.
He is expected to appear at College Park court on Nov. 19.
