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Woman charged after suspected fatal impaired-driving crash in Ottawa

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D’Andrea, A. (2026, September 23). Woman charged after suspected fatal impaired-driving crash in Ottawa. Global News. https://globalnews.ca/news/12070096/crash-at-cutzz-barber-salon-ottawa/

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On Tuesday evening around 5:40 p.m., an impaired-driving crash occurred in Ottawa when a vehicle crashed into CuTzz Barber Salon, located in the 100 block of McArthur Avenue. A 30-year-old man died at the scene and another man was hospitalized with serious injuries. The driver, identified as a 57-year-old woman, was arrested and charged with impaired driving-related offences; she is scheduled to appear in court on Wednesday.

Written by AI on 2026-09-23, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Story summary

On Tuesday afternoon, an SUV backed into CuTzz Barber Salon in Vanier, Ottawa, around 5:40 p.m., resulting in one fatality and another person hospitalized with serious injuries. The deceased was identified as a 30-year-old man who died on his way to the hospital, while a second victim, a 32-year-old man, sustained non-life-threatening injuries. A 57-year-old woman driving the SUV faces impaired driving charges by drugs and has been scheduled for court appearance. The incident led to McArthur Avenue being temporarily closed but has since reopened. Police are actively seeking public assistance from anyone with relevant footage or information about the crash.

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Topics

CuTzz Barber Salon Ottawa

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Ottawa GPE · 2× CuTzz Barber Salon ORG · 1×

Narrative

Ottawa police said its crews were called to CuTzz Barber Salon, located in the 100 block of McArthur Avenue, around 5:40 p.m. Sept. 22 for the crash.

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🔮 Police are asking anyone with information regarding the collision, or who may have cameras on their property or at home, or a dash cam that may have captured the incident, to contact them.

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Woman charged after suspected fatal impaired-driving crash in Ottawa · assertive framing

Claims (9 extracted, 1 hedged)

A 30-year-old man is dead after a vehicle crashed into a Ottawa barber shop Tuesday in a suspected impaired-driving incident. asserted

vehicle → crash → incident

Ottawa police said its crews were called to CuTzz Barber Salon, located in the 100 block of McArthur Avenue, around 5:40 p.m. Sept. 22 for the crash. asserted

crews → say → crash

Two men inside the business were hurt after the vehicle crashed into it. asserted

vehicle → hurt → it

Get breaking National news The 30-year-old man was critically injured and died on the way to the hospital, police said. asserted

police → get → hospital

A 32-year-old man was also taken to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. asserted

man → take → injuries

A 57-year-old woman was arrested at the scene and charged with impaired driving-related offences. asserted

woman → arrest → offences

She was scheduled to appear in court Wednesday. asserted

She → schedule → court

The identities of those involved were not released. asserted

identities → involve → those

Police are asking anyone with information regarding the collision, or who may have cameras on their property or at home, or a dash cam that may have captured the incident, to contact them. uncertain

that → ask → them