{"id":136288,"date":"2025-09-11T14:04:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T14:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/136288\/"},"modified":"2025-09-11T14:04:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T14:04:09","slug":"driver-facing-charges-after-toddler-killed-six-others-injured-in-ontario-daycare-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/136288\/","title":{"rendered":"Driver facing charges after toddler killed, six others injured in Ontario daycare crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a style=\"display:block\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/resizer\/v2\/BSJQDIBXPZBIZIJXK26FCHIHD4.jpg?auth=d36d6bd74d86bb8f3e02a3854c4e20800ee86693b53e6a2e48d79d29e94b3584&amp;width=600&amp;height=400&amp;quality=80&amp;smart=true\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" data-photo-viewer-index=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Open this photo in gallery:<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"figcap-text\">Police and fire crews work to remove a vehicle from First Roots Early Education Academy after it was driven through the daycare&#8217;s window in Richmond Hill, Ont., on Wednesday.Sammy Kogan\/The Canadian Press<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">A man in his 70s is facing charges after an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/canada\/toronto\/article-richmond-hill-ontario-daycare-crash-york-police\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/canada\/toronto\/article-richmond-hill-ontario-daycare-crash-york-police\/\">SUV crashed into a daycare north of Toronto<\/a> on Wednesday, killing a toddler and injuring six other children.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">York Regional Police say the man, who was arrested at the scene in Richmond Hill, Ont., is facing one count of dangerous driving causing death and one count of dangerous driving causing bodily harm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">Police say this morning that one of the injured children is still in critical condition at the hospital, while the others did not sustain life-threatening injuries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">Three adult staff members were also hurt.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">Investigators said Wednesday that the crash did not appear to have been intentional, and they have not yet indicated what triggered the incident during the afternoon pickup time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">The full-size Hyundai electric vehicle was pulled from the building and loaded onto a tow truck on Wednesday evening, and showed little visible damage aside from a dangling licence plate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Open this photo in gallery: Police and fire crews work to remove a vehicle from First Roots 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