-UPDATE #1- MOTORCYLCE RIDER INJURED IN COLLISION NEAR KINGSTON

SIU Invokes Mandate

(AMHERSTVIEW, ON) - The province’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) has invoked its mandate following a motorcycle collision on Bath Road in Amethyst.

On Thursday, July 31, 2025, shortly after 1:30 pm, the Lennox and Addington (L&A) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a fast-moving motorcycle travelling eastbound on Bath Road. Shortly after, another call was received reporting that the same motorcycle had been involved in a collision with a car at the intersection of Bath Road and Westfield Road. 

The motorcycle rider was transported to hospital by Frontenac Paramedics with serious but not life-threatening injuries.

As a result of the investigation, Brandon KERR, 23 years old of Odessa-Loyalist Township, was arrested and charged with the following:

• Dangerous operation
• Possession of a Schedule I substance - cocaine

The accused remains in custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Napanee on Thursday, August 21, 2025.