Chatham-Kent OPP officials allege: The driver of a motor vehicle involved in a collision with a tractor trailer on September 16, 2020 in Chatham has died.
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a two vehicle collision at approximately 3 p.m., in the eastbound lanes of Highway 401, east of Bloomfield Road.
The lone occupant driver of the passenger vehicle, James Baillie, 28-years-old of West Perth, Ontario was transported to hospital but has since died from injuries sustained in the collision.
The driver of the tractor trailer was not injured.
The eastbound lanes of Highway 401 between Bloomfield Road and Communications Road were closed for approximately five hours as the OPP’s Technical Collision Investigators (TCI) completed the investigation.
Any person with information regarding this collision is asked to contact the Ontario Provincial Police at 1-888-310-1122 or the Chatham-Kent detachment at (519) 352-1122.
Should you wish to remain anonymous, you may call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222 – 8477 (TIPS) or leave an anonymous online message at www.helpsolvecrime.com where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2000.
