OPP probe fatal ATV crash in Leamington
CBC News
Posted: Jul 1, 2012 6:14 PM ET
Last Updated: Jul 1, 2012 6:22 PM ET
The OPP is investigating an ATV crash that claimed the life of a Leamington man in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Police said the man was driving an ATV along Road D in Leamington, when the vehicle went off the west shoulder of the road and struck a tree.
The OPP said Robert Desnoyers, 46, of Leamington, was killed as a result of the crash.
Police are still investigating the collision, but alcohol is believed to have been a factor.
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