Police say they have laid impaired driving charges against a 19-year-old man after a fatal crash in Richmond Hill, on Sunday.
York Regional Police say they were called to the four-car collision around 9:30 p.m.
They say a white Mercedes struck a grey Hyundai, a red Toyota van and a white Mazda.
The driver of the white Mazda, described as a 44-year-old man from Richmond Hill, died at the scene while two passengers in the Mazda – a 40-year-old woman and a 12-year-old boy – were taken to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
Police say the driver and a passenger in the Mercedes were taken to hospital with minor injuries.
The driver of the Mercedes, a 19-year-old from Richmond Hill, is now facing charges that include impaired driving causing death and criminal negligence causing death.
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