Friday 7 March 2014

Snowmobile incidents in Canada

Such a needless loss of life. Families must be devastated. The drivers who survive must feel awful, should quit drinking.

All around, stick to OFSC trails, follow simple guidelines, get some OFSC trail training. If you know someone is driving without a licence, they should be reported.

UPDATE: Person dies in third snowmobile fatality this winter

Mar. 7 –The man was identified as Robert Gagnon of South Glengarry Township. Police say the man was operating his MXZ Ski Doo north bound when he failed to "negotiate a bend in the trail" and struck a tree.

N.B. riders urged to be careful after 4th snowmobile-related death

MACTAQUAC, N.B. – New Brunswick riders are being reminded to take caution after the province’s fourth snowmobile-related death this year.

Man, 21, dies in South Glengarry snowmobile accident

OTTAWA —Mar. 2nd, 2014
 Police are investigating the death of a 21-year-old man who was killed in a snowmobile accident in the South Glengarry area early Sunday. Alex Miller was killed when he hit a pole while riding as a passenger on the machine. The incident took place at about 4:30 a.m. on Country Road 2, near 4th Line Road.

Too many involve drinking, speed and late-night or wee hours of the morning treks.

1 dead, others hurt in 3 weekend snowmobile crashes

On Feb. 11, police charged a 22-year-old South Stormont man after his loss of control of a snowmobile resulted in two people being ejected, one of whom, Daniel Andres, 21, also of South Stormont, died when he hit a tree.

  1. City woman 13th snowmobile victim

    Feb 24, 2014 - A 53-year-old St. Thomas woman is the 13th person to be killed in a snowmobile accident this season in OPP-patrolled Ontario.

    1. Two dead and one in life-threatening condition after snowmobile ...


      Dec 27, 2013 - A snowmobile collision in Niagara has left two males dead and one female in ... evening in the Welland Canals Parkway Trail north of Thorold, Ontario. Niagara Police discovered three individuals involved in the accident after responding to a call. Police say the collision was caused by a tree that had recently fallen on the pathway.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

The Petersens (south of Ottawa) lost two family members in one year. Utter stupidity. Petersens Turf Farm owners, work in summer, claim unemployment all winter, drink, party all day and drive expensive sleds. Now two dead, you think the second would have learned from the first? No! Sleds more powerful than their brains.