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Man charged with drunk driving after family struck on sidewalk, father killed in Bowmanville

A driver is facing multiple charges after he allegedly crashed into another vehicle before hitting a family on the sidewalk, killing a man and injuring a woman and infant girl in Bowmanville on Sunday, police say.

The collision happened in a residential area along Simpson Avenue shortly after 8:30 p.m., Durham police said in a news release.

The 22-year-old accused was going south in a grey sedan when he hit an SUV heading in the same direction, according to police. He then lost control of the sedan and jumped a curb, slamming into the three pedestrians, police said.

Of the three people injured, the father was taken to a trauma centre in Toronto, where he died. The mother went to hospital with serious injuries, while the infant girl was taken to the same hospital with what police described as non-life threatening injuries.

A female passenger in the SUV also had minor injuries, police said.

Home security video obtained by CBC Toronto captured the collision between the two vehicles and the aftermath of the crash. The SUV seems to be braking gradually to a stop, when the sedan — which appears to be travelling at a high speed — slams into it from behind before veering hard to the left, over the curb and out of view of the camera. 

Moments later various voices can be heard off-camera screaming. One woman repeatedly yells “where’s the baby?” as a group of people rush to the area of the crash.

The accused, who is from Clarington, was charged with:

  • Impaired operation of a motor vehicle causing death.
  • Three counts of impaired operation of a motor vehicle causing bodily harm.
  • Dangerous driving causing death.
  • Three counts of dangerous driving causing bodily harm.
  • Operation of a motor vehicle without insurance.

He was held for a bail hearing, police said in the news release.

Anyone with information or relevant dashcam video is asked to contact Durham police or leave an anonymous tip with Crime Stoppers.

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