Man charged with failing to yield in Oshawa crash that killed 20-year-old e-scooter rider

Posted October 25, 2023 12:24 pm.
The driver of a pick-up truck is facing a failing to yield charge following a collision in Oshawa that killed a young woman riding an electric scooter earlier this year.
Emergency crews were called to the area of Harmony and Taunton roads on the afternoon of May 17, 2023 for reports of a crash between a pickup truck and an electric scooter.
Durham Regional Police say a black 2018 GMC Sierra truck was exiting a gas station near the intersection when it struck an e-scooter that was riding on the sidewalk.
The 20-year-old woman who was riding the scooter was rushed to hospital with injuries where she was pronounced dead. The driver of the pickup remained at the scene and was not injured.
The scooter the woman was riding is part of Oshawa’s ride-sharing e-scooter pilot program that was launched in April. At the time, police said the incident was the first crash they were called to involving the scooters since the program began.
On Tuesday, police charged the driver of the pickup with failing to yield under the Highway Traffic Act.
Anyone with additional information about the collision is asked to contact police.