Stoney Creek woman charged with murder in deadly Grimsby crash

A Stoney Creek woman has been charged with murder after a senior was killed and another was seriously injured in a Grimsby collision that police say was intentional.

Niagara Regional Police were called to a collision involving two vehicles at approximately 8:40 p.m. Sunday near Ridge Road West and Mountain Road, they said in a Monday afternoon media release.

Officers responding to the crash found a vehicle in a ditch and two people injured: an 82-year-old woman without vital signs and a 79-year-old man.

Both victims were transported to hospital for treatment, however, the woman was pronounced dead.

Police say the investigation indicated that the victims' vehicle was allegedly intentionally struck" by another vehicle, pushing their vehicle into the ditch.

The driver of the other vehicle was arrested at the scene. Sonya Sekhon, 44, was charged with first-degree murder and attempted murder.

Police say the victims and the accused did not know each other.

The Hamilton-area woman was held for a bail hearing at a St. Catharines courthouse Monday.

Niagara Regional Police's homicide unit has taken over the investigation and is asking anyone with information to come forward.

Jeremy Kemeny is a Hamilton-based web editor at The Spectator. Reach him via email: jkemeny@thespec.com