Ottawa woman faces seven charges in connection to early August double fatal collision
Posted Sep 21, 2023 12:25:23 PM.
Last Updated Sep 21, 2023 10:17:13 PM.
Ottawa Police Service (OPS) Fatal Collision investigators have charged one person in relation to a collision last month in the city’s east end where two people died.
Emergency crews responded just after midnight to a collision at the intersection of St. Laurent Boulevard and Montreal Road on Aug. 2.
A statement from the Ottawa Fire Service (OFS) confirmed that both vehicles were on fire upon their arrival.
One was fully engulfed in flames, while the other had a fire in the engine compartment, which left the driver trapped inside the vehicle.
Two people, a 41-year-old man and a 44-year-old man, were pronounced dead at the scene, while a third person was in critical condition.
Police have now arrested Shallen McKay,32, of Ottawa with:
- Impaired operation causing death (two counts)
- Dangerous operation causing death (two counts)
- Operation while prohibited
- Breach of probation
- Take motor vehicle without consent
