No charges in crash that killed driver, 22

Provincial police confirmed Friday that no charges are expected in a single-vehicle crash early Aug. 3 that claimed the life of an Ottawa man.

Police identified the victim as Eric Grégoire-Liard, 22, of Ottawa.

He died the day after the car he was driving smashed into a tree at the eastbound 417 on-ramp for Nicholas Street. A passenger in the car was also hospitalized following the crash.

Firefighters had to remove the driver’s side door to free the driver.