Charles McMillan, 60, was charged last year with careless driving causing death after a woman was struck and killed on Second Line West
A dump truck driver charged after a serious collision last week on the 17 Freeway is the same man charged in connection with the death of a female pedestrian in a hit-and-run last year on Second Line West.
Charles McMillan, also known as Chuck McMillan, was charged by the Ontario Provincial Police last week after the dump truck he was driving collided with an S&T Group work van on the morning of July 22.
McMillan was charged with multiple offenses including careless driving, driving a commercial vehicle without a license and notice of license revocation for operating a commercial motor vehicle with a blood alcohol concentration above zero.
The driver of the S&T van was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
SooToday has confirmed through public court documents that McMillan is the same driver charged after a woman was struck and killed on Second Line West on May 27, 2021. The Sault Ste. Marie Police Department never released his name to the media even after he was charged.
SooToday reached out to the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service on Thursday to ask why McMillan’s name was not publicly released. The police have not yet responded to this request.
The company employing McMillan, FKM Trucking, is also charged in connection with the July 22 collision: one count of permitting an unlicensed person to operate a commercial vehicle. A notice on McMillan’s Facebook page says he has worked for the company since 1998.
SooToday reached out to FKM Trucking for comment Wednesday to ask why McMillan was allowed to continue driving for the company, but did not receive a response.
McMillan was formally charged with careless driving causing death on June 24, 2021, nearly a full month after the collision that killed the woman on the second westbound lane near Brunswick Avenue. That matter is still in court, with McMillan’s next appearance scheduled for Aug. 10.
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