Fatal Crash Closes Highway 401 WB in Whitby

Westbound Hwy. 401 closed near Whitby after fatal crash. A truck driver is dead and another man faces an impaired driving charge after a deadly crash that closed all westbound lanes of Hwy. 401 near Whitby. 

OPP Sgt. Kerry Schmidt said the driver of a fully-loaded tractor-trailer was killed when the truck collided with a Jeep and flipped over near the Brock Street exit just after 10 p.m.

The driver, identified as 51-year-old Lindsay A. Findlay of Arnprior, Ont., was pronounced dead at the scene.

Schmidt said the driver of the Jeep had lost control of his vehicle and was hit from behind by transport, which rolled over and blocked all three lanes of the highway.

The highway has been blocked off throughout the night, with some drivers stuck for up to four hours as police called in heavy equipment to assist in the clean up. 

The transport truck was filled with grain, said Schmidt, which was causing problems for crews trying to clear the highway of obstructions. 

The Jeep driver, a 32-year-old North York man, was not injured but was arrested and charged with impaired driving causing death.

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Armoured Truck Guards Ambushed by Gunmen

Well that was a shift I won't soon forget. I was nearby as an armoured cash truck was robbed. Police say the guards were ambushed as soon as they stepped out of the vehicle. 

One guard was shot four times. His partner was able to get back into the truck only because the bandits jumped the gun. They descended on the victims before one guard was completely out of the truck, giving him the chance to get back in and lock it down. 

Hats off to local cops and specialized TAVIS units who headed straight for nearby Lawrence Heights, a high crime housing project affectionately known as The Jungle to police and residents. 

Police were able to arrest three 18 year old men and recover one firearm. The suspects hands can be seen in the photos being covered with evidence bags to preserve gunshot residue.  

Police say the suspects had fled the scene on foot. They looked exhausted as they were arrested after 30 minutes and some 3km's away. 

They face attempted murder charges as well as numerous armed robbery offences. The kicker is they tried to rob the exact same two guards in a botched robbery on Jun 5th. 

It was a quiet night and I had shot nothing

and then this happened 15 minutes prior to the end of my shift .... Clear across town. Yup , I could have pretended I didn't hear it, but I didn't.