Three drivers charged after Highway 400 fatal crash

OPP News Release

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The Ontario Provincial Police have charged two Toronto men and one from Mississauga as a result of Monday's crash on Highway 400 northbound that killed truck driver David Virgoe.

Prabhjit Singh Multani, 20, and Nauman Nusrat, 19, both of Etobicoke, are
charged with dangerous operation of a motor vehicle while street racing, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death, criminal negligence causing death, common nuisance endangering life and criminal negligence causing death by street racing.

Ravi Badhwar, 20, of Mississauga has been charged with dangerous operation of a motor vehicle.

All three appeared in Barrie court yesterday. Badhwar was released while Multani and Nusrat remain in custody. Their next court appearance is Friday in Barrie.

"This was a senseless act that cost a man his life and has left his family without a father, brother and grandfather," OPP Commissioner Julian
Fantino said. "There is no excuse for street racing and aggressive driving, such as the high speeds and unsafe lane changes we have seen recently.

"Under the new Provincial Traffic Safety Program I introduced in March, the OPP is out there 24 hours a day, seven days a week looking for aggressive drivers, those who don't buckle up and those who drive while drug or alcohol impaired," Fantino said.

"The OPP is targeting these types of drivers; we have increased our presence in areas where statistics indicate we have a problem and we will continue to be highly visible on the roads for which we are responsible."

But the OPP can't solve the problem alone, Fantino said, calling for stiffer sentences from the courts for those convicted of serious traffic offences.

"The justice system has to support the front-line officers who are working hard to save lives and reduce injuries on our roadways," Fantino said.

"We need to streamline the court process, including dedicated courts to deal with impaired drivers."

Fantino commends newly-passed Bill 203, which increases maximum fines for road racing to $10,000 from $1,000 and gives police the right to impound cars immediately and suspend drivers' licences for seven days if police suspect street racing is involved.

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