Ontario provincial police say it is a rare move, but they have laid some charges in connection with the deaths of three Toronto’s men last summer. They were killed in a single vehicle accident after drinking at an Ontario golf course. As Collin Battler reports, police didn’t just charged the employees who served them liquore.They charged the Board of Directors and the company, too.
The head of MADD Canada, Andrew Murray say it’s about time. “I’m not surprised of the charges considering the tragic consequences of the Moscoka crash”.It was last July in the heart Ontario Cottage Country. 20 year old Tyler Mckey,_____(name),_____(name) had all been drinking at the Lake Joseph Club in the Moscoka. Police say it was a combination of speed and alcohol that made McKey lose control plow through a guardrail and plunge his car into the river below. All three men drowned. A 4th passenger survived and now O.P.P. have laid charges against the staff who served them liquor, against the Club Link Corporation, the golf course owner, its executive officers and Board of Directors. In all, 16 people faced 32 charges under Ontario’s liquor license act. It’s the worst nightmare for people in the hospitality industry according to Alex Warges. “You do your best to monitor every single person and when they get to the point of approaching intoxication you hope you can catch them”. Warges is the bar tender and owner of Taps Cottage Eateries in Moscoka Lakes. “It’s definitely very stressful and I think it’s a little bit unbalanced. But according to bylaws and stuff that’s what we have to abide by. Right?” Club Link Corporation owns 32 golf clubs in Ontario and Quebec. If convicted the company faces a maximum fine of 250,000 dollars. If a judge finds the 16 accused guilty, they could face up to 100,000 dollars in fines and a year in jail.
Collin Battler, CBC News,Toronto
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