UPDATE | COLLINGWOOD OPP INVESTIGATES COLLISION IN CRAIGLEITH, SEEKING WITNESSES
-Male now arrested and charged-
(COLLINGWOOD, ON) – Members of the Crime Unit of the Collingwood and The Blue Mountains Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested a party in relation to a single-vehicle collision involving a pedestrian on Grey Road 19 in The Blue Mountains.
On Saturday, January 31, 2026, at approximately 8.30 p.m., officers from the Collingwood detachment responded to a call for service on Grey Road 19 where a vehicle struck a pedestrian and failed to remain at the scene.
On February 5th, 2026, the accused was arrested and held for a bail hearing where he was released by the courts with a future court date.
Charged is Christian GIESBRECHT, 31-year-old from Kitchener, the accused has been charged with fail to stop at accident resulting in bodily harm.
Collingwood and The Blue Mountains OPP is requesting the public’s assistance from anyone who may have witnessed the collision or who has dashcam footage of a grey Acura CSX (see attached photos) with significant front-end damage, travelling between Collingwood and Port Elgin on January 31 or February 1.
If you have any information on the above please contact the OPP at 1 888 310 1122, or contact Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1 800 222 8477 (TIPS) or Ontario Association of Crime Stoppers
