SUV Collides with a House in Fort Erie

On Saturday May 21, 2022, at approximately 12:43am, emergency services personnel responded to a report of an SUV in to a house in Fort Erie (Crystal Beach).

Our 5 District – Fort Erie officers arrived on scene and found a man who had been in the home at the time of the collision being treated by Niagara Emergency Medical Services paramedics.  His injuries were believed to be minor.  A woman who also had been in the home at the time was uninjured.

The black 2017 GMC Yukon had struck the corner of the house on Ridgeway Road between Erie Road and Graeber Avenue.    The Yukon caused significant damage and the home was deemed no longer safer for occupancy by Fort Erie Fire Services personnel.

The owner of the Yukon who happened to be on scene, reports the SUV was stolen from a bar on Erie Road where they had been.  Witnesses at the collision report seeing a male run from the scene who was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt.  The driver was not located.

Damage estimates are not available currently.

Anyone with information is asked to contact officers at 905-688-4111, extension 1022300.

Members of the public who wish to provide information anonymously can contact Crime Stoppers of Niagara online or by calling 1-800-222-8477.  Crime Stoppers offers cash rewards to persons who contact the program with information which leads to an arrest.

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Anyone (residents or businesses) in the area with closed circuit security cameras, doorbell video cameras, or dash cameras are asked to review their footage for suspicious activity for the period between 12:00am and 1:30am on May 21, 2022. 

 

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