Driver charged following serious multi-vehicle collision

A 27-year-old driver is facing charges following a multi-vehicle collision that left one person seriously injured.

Around 11 p.m. Saturday night, Windsor police were called to an incident in the 1500 block of Tourangeau Road.Police on scene of a multi-vehicle crash on Tourangeau in Windsor, Ont., on Aug. 24, 2024. (Source: Austin Kerr)

Officers said a Chevrolet Sonic was travelling northbound at an “extremely high rate of speed, went through a stop sign, and collided with several parked vehicles.”

Ian Deck has lived on Tourangeau Road for 14 years and said he rushed to the scene immediately upon hearing multiple "big bangs" outside.

"The driver was already out of the car, trying to figure out what was going on," said Deck, adding he and other neighbours on the street saw "carnage everywhere."

"The driver and the passenger were covered in a lot of blood. The driver's arm was pretty bad. The passenger was starting to get incoherent. Police was here right away and fire was not that far behind."

A 19-year-old male passenger had to be extracted from the vehicle by Windsor Fire and Rescue Services. According to police, the passenger was taken to hospital with serious injuries.

"He had been trying to fight to get out of the car. I had to help tell him to stop moving and just wait until the fire department came," said Deck. "He was seriously hurt."

According to Deck, the Chevrolet Sonic struck a parked Chrysler 300, pushing both vehicles about 30 metres into another parked vehicle.

"They were going so fast," said Deck.

The driver of the vehicle was reportedly taken to hospital with minor injuries.

Windsor police said the driver now faces a charge for dangerous operation of a conveyance causing bodily harm.

All other vehicles involved were empty at the time of the incident.