“Escalating incidents” between two Hamilton excessive faculties are believed to be linked to a automobile crash final week that left a 15-year-old boy lifeless, police say.
Witnesses reported to police that two or three autos had been racing on the Lincoln Alexander Parkway, close to the Higher Gage Avenue overpass, simply after 2:30 p.m. on Friday.
At one level, two of the autos collided and misplaced management.
Whereas the motive force of 1 car regained management, the opposite, who was driving a Toyota SUV, left the highway and rolled a number of instances, police stated, including that a number of occupants had been ejected from the car.
Three of the Toyota’s occupants had been transported to hospital with severe accidents. One of many occupants, a 15-year-old boy from Hamilton, was pronounced lifeless shorty after.
In an replace on Monday, police stated investigators have since realized that the drivers of a black Ford Focus and a silver Infiniti had been chasing a Toyota Rav 4 within the parking zone at St. Jean de Brebeuf Secondary College “moments earlier than the deadly collision.”
“The collision is believed to be linked to a collection of escalating incidents between St. Jean de Brebeuf and Nora Frances Henderson college students,” police stated.
Police haven’t stated what preceded the chase or launched any extra details about the obvious tensions between the 2 faculties.
The 15-year-old boy who died has not been recognized by police, nevertheless, 18-year-old Hamilton resident Vincenzino Stumpo has been charged with harmful operation inflicting bodily hurt and harmful operation inflicting loss of life.
It’s unclear if Stumpo or the sufferer had been college students at both faculty.
Hamilton police stated it’ll work with the communities of each faculties, that are situated somewhat over a kilometre away from one another, to “guarantee the protection of workers and college students.”
Police added that “officers can be within the space of St. Jean de Brebeuf and Nora Frances Henderson Secondary faculties on Tuesday, October 15, 2024 to keep up a safe setting and tackle any considerations.”
The motive force of the silver Infiniti has not but been situated and investigators are advising him to give up to police.
Police stated their investigation into the crash continues and are asking anybody who witnessed the collision to contact investigators at 905-546-4753 or Crime Stoppers anonymously.