Tragedy Strikes Williams Family

Published: June 12, 2012 11:00 am EDT

It has been reported that groom and Standardbred Canada member Andrew Williams of St. Joachim, Ont. has been placed under a medically-induced coma and is clinging to life in Windsor's Hotel-Dieu Grace Hospital after being involved in a horrific traffic accident which claimed the lives of two of his young children.

According to an article by The Windsor Star, Williams' van, which was also occupied by his four children (Wynter, 6; Dryden, 4; Brooklyn, 3; and Jasmyn, 1) was hit by a train in Lakeshore the morning of Sunday, June 10.

The article states that Brooklyn and Wynter were killed in the accident. It also states that as of Monday evening, Dryden had undergone two surgeries and is in critical condition in the Children’s Hospital of Michigan.

Miraculously, the youngest of Andrew's daughters, Jasmyn, was released from the Met Campus of the Windsor Regional Hospital on Monday, June 11 with minor injuries.

The Ontario Provincial Police and the Transportation Safety Board are investigating the incident in separate probes.

Andrew, whose father is the late horseman Dale Williams, is the nephew of Ontario Harness Horse Association representative Mark Williams.

Please join Standardbred Canada in offering condolences to the friends and family of Brooklyn and Wynter Williams, and wish Andrew and Dryden full and speedy recoveries.

(With files from The Windsor Star)

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