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Motorcycle rider charged in connection with fatal collision on Hamilton Mountain

Hmailton police are investigtn west mountain. Don Mitchell / Global News

A 54-year-old man from Hamilton has been charged in connection with a collision on the Mountain in December that left one man dead and put a woman in hospital with serious injuries.

Investigators say the crash happened on Dec. 28, 2019 after 5 p.m. in the area of Mohawk Road East, just east of Upper Gage Avenue.

Police say the 68-year-old male victim and the 89-year-old woman he was with were attempting to cross from the south sidewalk of Mohawk Road when they were struck by an eastbound Harley-Davidson motorcycle.

The female pedestrian is slowly recovering from her injuries, according to detectives.

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Scott Watson, of Hamilton, has been charged with careless driving causing death and careless driving causing bodily harm.

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He’s set to face a judge on Thursday, March 5.

Investigators are asking anyone with information on the crash to reach out to Hamilton police’s collision reconstruction unit at 905-546-4753 or 905-546-4755.

Information can also be given anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or online.

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