NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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On June 17, at approximately 6:39 p.m., the Grey Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), West Grey Police Service, West Grey Fire Department and Grey County Emergency Medical Services responded to a report of a two-vehicle collision involving a motor vehicle and a motorcycle on Highway 6 in the Township of West Grey.
The driver of the motorcycle was transported to the Durham Hospital, where they were pronounced deceased. They have been identified as Bailey Durocher, 24, from the Township of Georgian Bluffs.
The Grey Bruce OPP have arrested and charged Luciano Da Silva, 62, from Utopia with the following offences: operation while impaired, operation while impaired (blood-alcohol concentration 80-plus) and operation causing death (two counts).
The accused was released with a future court date at the Ontario Court of Justice in Owen Sound.
The Grey Bruce OPP are continuing the investigation with the assistance of the West Region Traffic Incident Management and Enforcement Team.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the OPP at 1-888-310-1122 or online at www.opp.ca/reporting. Should you wish to remain anonymous you can call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.
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