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Charge laid following fatal motorcycle crash that killed St. Thomas, Ont. firefighter

OPP have charged a Trenton, Ont., man in relation to a historical child sexual assault. Ryan Rocca / Global News File

Editor’s Note: This story originally stated the accused was arrested when they were only charged. We apologize and regret the error.

OPP have charged a St. Thomas, Ont., man in connection with a fatal motor vehicle collision in Elgin County near the end of July.

Joseph Grzegorczyk, 70, of St. Thomas, has been charged with careless driving causing death.

On July 28, at 8:30 p.m., police received a report of a collision at the intersection of Elm Street and Coulter Avenue in St. Thomas.

A motorcyclist involved, Nicholas Cheeseman, 34, of Port Stanley was pronounced dead at the scene.

Nicholas Cheeseman, a firefighter with the St. Thomas Fire Department, was identified as the victim of a fatal motorcycle crash just outside the city on July 28, 2022.
Nicholas Cheeseman, a firefighter with the St. Thomas Fire Department, was identified as the victim of a fatal motorcycle crash just outside the city on July 28, 2022. GoFundMe

Cheeseman was a firefighter with the St. Thomas Fire Department and a GoFundMe was launched in support of his wife and then-five-month-old son.

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The accused is scheduled to appear in court at a later date.

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