Conrad Black's son charged in Toronto hit-run
Last Updated: Sunday, March 16, 2008 | 5:50 PM ET
CBC News
The son of media mogul Conrad Black faces four criminal charges relating to a hit-and-run collision in downtown Toronto that left a man injured.
Jonathan David Black, 30 and the eldest of Black's three children, was charged Sunday with failing to stop after an accident, careless driving, driving while under suspension and operating a motor vehicle without insurance, Toronto police said in a news release.
The charges relate to an incident that occurred Thursday evening, police said. At 10:20 p.m. ET, an Infiniti vehicle rear-ended a stopped car in Toronto's financial district. The Infiniti driver backed up and left the scene, police said. The car was later located, seized and taken for tests at the Centre For Forensic Sciences.
Police said the man driving the stopped vehicle suffered neck and shoulder injuries and was treated and released from hospital.
Earlier this month, Conrad Black began serving a 6½-year jail term at a Florida prison after being convicted in July of defrauding Hollinger International shareholders and obstruction of justice. His lawyers have filed an appeal of his convictions.
His son is expected to appear in court at Toronto's Old City Hall on April 28, police said.
Corrections and Clarifications
- An Associated Press caption that was in an earlier version of the story stated that Jonathan Black was seen in a July 2007 photo behind his father Conrad Black; however, the man seen behind Conrad Black was not his son, but was Chris O'Connor, a member of Black's legal team, who was not involved in the alleged incident. We regret the error. March 20, 2008|9:15 a.m. ET
Share Tools
Latest Toronto News Headlines
- Toronto throws open its doors this weekend
- More than 130 buildings are open to the public this weekend as part of Doors Open, Toronto's annual celebration of accessible architecture. more »
- TTC shuts section of Yonge subway this weekend
- The TTC is going to shut down a large section of the Yonge-University-Spadina subway all weekend for track construction. more »
- Toronto vet tranquilizes wayward deer
- CBC cameras capture a Toronto vet's dramatic takedown of deer wandering near a busy highway on Friday. more »
- Toronto Marlies down Barons to advance to AHL final
- Simon Gysbers scored the game-winning goal to propel the Toronto Marlies into the American Hockey League's Calder Cup final after defeating the Oklahoma City Barons 3-1 on Friday. more »
Top News Headlines
- Aylmer triple stabbing leads to first-degree murder charges

- The estranged partner of a young mother who was stabbed to death along with her parents at their home in Aylmer, Que., has been charged with first-degree murder Friday. more »
- More than 90 killed in central Syria, activists say
- Activists have raised the number of those reportedly killed by regime forces in a district of central Syria to more than 90. more »
- The risks and responsibilities of taking on Mt. Everest

- The deaths of five climbers last weekend on Mt. Everest, with more summits underway this weekend, fuels the debate about the risks and responsibilities of high altitude climbing. more »
- B.C. premier unhappy with disgraced Mountie's transfer
- B.C. Premier Christy Clark says she is not happy with the RCMP decision to transfer a disgraced Alberta Mountie to the West Coast. more »
- Everest victim's husband says family not seeking government help
- Serial carjacker gets life term for fatal crash
- 'Save me' last words of Mount Everest climber
- Toronto throws open its doors this weekend
- 'Gay-straight alliances' get green light under Ontario bill
- TTC shuts section of Yonge subway this weekend
- Ottawa promises $140M for Rouge Natural Urban Park
- Toronto vet tranquilizes wayward deer
- Legoland coming to Toronto area next spring

