Collision scene Wednesday at Concession 16 and Sideroad 15, Mapleton.  (Wellington County OPP photo)  Collision scene Wednesday at Concession 16 and Sideroad 15, Mapleton. (Wellington County OPP photo)
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Harriston Man Charged In Fatal Crash In Mapleton

A Harriston man is facing a long list of criminal charges following a fatal two-vehicle collision in Mapleton Wednesday.

The crash involved two pickup trucks at an intersection between Teviotdale and Arthur.

The lone occupant of one of the pickups, 43-year-old Darren James More of Palmerston was killed in the crash.

Two passengers in the other pickup - a male and a female - remain in critical condition in hospital.

The driver of the second pickup was treated in hospital for minor injuries. Police now say that pickup had been stolen.

21-year-old Ethan Robert Noble of Harriston is facing at least nine charges.

They include: Dangerous Operation of a Motor Vehicle Cause Death, two counts of Dangerous Operation of a Motor Vehicle Cause Bodily Harm; Driving while Impaired by Drugs, Theft of a Motor Vehicle, and Possession of Property Obtained by Crime.

He's been held for a bail hearing.

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