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Deceased identified in fatal Highway 17 crash

Road and weather conditions were not a factor. The OPP Technical Collision Investigators (TCI) continue to assist with the investigation
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NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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On Dec. 11, 2017, at approximately 4:40 a.m., members from the Manitoulin and Espanola Detachments of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) with the assistance of the Sudbury-Manitoulin District Emergency Medical Service (EMS) and the Baldwin Fire Department responded to a two vehicle collision on Highway 17 east of McKerrow.

The driver of the motor vehicle was pronounced deceased at the scene, she has been identified as 26-year-old Samantha Quick from Sudbury, Ont.

Highway 17 was closed for approximately five hours before being opened to one lane. Road and weather conditions were not a factor. The OPP Technical Collision Investigators (TCI) continue to assist with the investigation. 

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