Bradford mourns loss of Connor Ramsay, 18, after Holland Marsh crash
A community is reeling and left mourning the loss of a young life after a tragic single-vehicle collision in the early morning of July 9 in the Holland Marsh.
Connor Ramsay, 18, of Bradford, was the passenger in a grey Toyota Corolla that collided with a tree near the hamlet of Ansnorveldt on King Street, west of Dufferin Street, in King Township around 2:50 a.m. July 9, York Regional Police said in a release.
Ramsay was pronounced dead at the scene.
“It is with deep sadness that the Bradford Curling Club shares the news of the passing of not only one of it’s promising young curlers, but also a future prominent member of the community,” the club posted on its website late July 9.
“The thoughts and prayers of our entire membership go out to his Mother (Wendy) and Grandmother (Mary) and the rest of the Ramsay Family, as they mourn their loss.”
Connor is being remembered by a devastated curling community as a young man who took time not only to improve and play the game he loved, but also to pass along advice to others.
“Our community has lost a shining, bright, positive and gifted young man,” the Junior Slam Series posted on social media.
Team Cowan posted it will wearing Connor’s initials on its jerseys for the 2018-19 season, adding its deepest condolences from the Cowan Family.
The driver, a 17-year-old Bradford girl, was taken to hospital, where she remains in serious but non-life-threatening condition.
YRP Const. Laura Nicolle reiterated an appeal to the public for anyone who may have been in the remote area or who may have seen the vehicle prior to the crash to contact police.
“A young person losing their life is a heartbreaking situation for the families involved and the entire community,” she said. “We are asking our citizens to come forward with any information that might help us in this ongoing investigation.”
Anyone with information is asked contact the major collision investigation unit at , ext. 7704.