Driver Charged in Crossing Guard's Death

0:00It's April 17th, Canada news today starts now, AI powered and ready. Hamilton Police just dropped charges on a 61-year-old driver in the death of Keith Brewster, a 52-year-old crossing guard hit by a dump. Truck five months back. The man faces careless driving causing death after the crash at Mohawk Road East and Upper Wentworth Street. It went down around 2.30 p.m. on November 13th, 2025, as the truck turned right from Eastbound Mohawk. The driver stuck around, cooperated fully with cops, and now heads to court next month. Brewster was heading to his shift, which started 15 minutes later. He'd been guarding that busy spot for three years, mornings and afternoons. Born in Manitoba, he moved to Hamilton in 2002, cleaned at Mohawk College for almost 20 years, then switched to crossing guard in, 2022. His wife Kathy remembers him as a loving stepdad to two girls, a total cat dad, and a jokester always cracking smiles.

1:00He was even teaching his grandson, guitar licks. This charge carries heavy penalties under the Highway Traffic Act fines, from $2,000 to $50,000 of to two years in jail, and A, license suspension stretching five years, just as moves forward for Brewster's family.