Two separate collisions claim two lives in Huron County

Constable Joanna Van Mierlo of the Huron OPP says that on November 4, 2007 at approximately midnight, two men riding an ATV were involved in a single vehicle collision on Gorrie Line in Howick Township.

The driver suffered fatal injuries after losing control of his vehicle. James Schumacher, 28, of Howick was pronounced dead at the scene. The passenger suffered minor injuries.

Technical Collision investigators were on scene and continue to investigate the cause of the collision.

The second occurred several hours later on November 4, 2007 at approximately 3:00 a.m.

Huron OPP officers were dispatched to a single vehicle collision involving a tree on Brandon Road in Morris Turnberry. Todd Edgar, 29, of North Huron was pronounced dead at the scene of the collision.

A passing motorist discovered the collision.

Technical Collision Investigators were called to the scene and continue their investigation. Alcohol is believed to have been a factor in the collision. The driver was not wearing his seatbelt.

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