Erin man charged in fatal late-night crash of off-road vehicle

ERIN – An Erin man has been charged with impaired and dangerous driving in an off-road vehicle crash early on Saturday that left a Burlington man dead.

Emergency crews responded to the scene, at the intersection of Sideroad 10 and 8th Line in Erin, on June 28 at about 12:15am.

Wellington County OPP officials say a utility task vehicle carrying four people had overturned and one passenger died.

"The deceased has been identified as a 19-year-old male from Burlington," police stated in a press release.

"The three other passengers did not suffer any injuries."

Julian Connell, 20, of Erin, faces four charges, including dangerous driving causing death, driving with more than 80mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood in his system and being a young driver with a blood-alcohol level above zero.

He is to appear in Guelph court on July 29.

Police are asking anyone with information or dashcam footage of the incident to call 1-888-310-1122.

To remain anonymous call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or leave a tip at ontariocrimesoppers.ca.