Driver arrested, charged after fatal single-vehicle crash in St. Catharines

Niagara Regional Police say a driver was arrested and is facing charges following a fatal collision in St. Catharines early Monday.

Investigators revealed a white Honda sedan with three people inside left a roadway and struck a tree around 3 a.m. near Bunting Road and Eastchester Avenue south of the Garden City Skyway.

A man in his 20s died at the scene as a result of the crash with a 19-year-old man sustaining serious injuries.

Get daily National news

Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day.

Sign up for daily National newsletter Sign Up

By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy.

The 29-year-old driver from St. Catharines, identified in a police release, is facing two charges including impairment causing death.

Bunting Road between McPhail Crescent and Dunkirk Road was closed for hours amid the incident as was Eastchester Avenue at McPhail Crescent.

Both thoroughfares reopened just after noon Monday.