21-year-old Wainfleet man arrested following fatal collision last month
04/10/2026 at 11:24 AMNiagara police have made an arrest following a fatal collision in Pelham last month.
The collision took place back on March 1st in the northbound lane of Victoria Avenue where a vehicle rear-ended another vehicle.
The collision forced the struck car off the roadway and into a ditch.
The driver of the struck vehicle was transported to an out-of-region hospital for treatment, but later died as a result of his injuries.
21-year-old Mitchell Tinney of Wainfleet has been charged with one count of Dangerous Operation Causing Death.
CRU detectives would like to thank the public for their assistance in this investigation.
Anyone with information related to this incident is asked to contact the Niagara Regional Police Service’s Collision Reconstruction Unit at 905-688-4111, option 3, extension 1009504.
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