Renfrew families Grieve after Sudbury area Accident

January 3, 2012 was a terrible day for Renfrew, Ontario families whose teens were killed in a tragic car accident on Highway 17.

Keegan Melville, 18, and Zabrina Rekowski, 19, of Renfrew were killed when the Ford minivan they were travelling in crossed the centre line and collided head-on with a Jeep near Hagar, Ont..  The accident happened about 50 km east of Sudbury.

The driver of the minivan, Hillary Afelskie, 19, ofAdmaston-BromleyTownship, Ont., died in hospital the following day.

Emily Olmstead, 19, of WhitewaterRegionTownship, Ont.,  is the sole survivin passenger of the minivan.

The two people in the Jeep, Walter Rancourt, 72, and Patricia Rancourt, 71, both from Sturgeon Falls, Ontario., were transported to hospital with serious injuries.

Our condolences go out to the friends and families of the injured and the deceased.

About the Author: Brenda Hollingsworth

Brenda Hollingsworth co-founded Ottawa’s Auger Hollingsworth in 2005 with her husband Richard Auger. Together, their mission was to create a personal injury law firm for Eastern Ontario that is unrivalled in the province for customer service and legal expertise. Brenda was named an Ottawa Business Journal Forty Under 40 award recipient and took home the Women’s Business Network’s Businesswoman of the Year award in the Professional category. She was also recognized as one of Ottawa Life Magazine’s “Top 50 People in the Capital.” She is often quoted as an expert and has appeared in media outlets such as CTV, The Globe and Mail, National Post, Ottawa Citizen, Sun Media, CBC, Toronto Star, Montreal Gazette, CFRA and many legal publications.

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