On June 30, 2020, members of the Huronia West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and emergency crews were called to assist at a serious collision on Simcoe County Road 9 near Lavender Hill Road shortly before 7 p.m.
A motorcycle lost control and struck a guard rail causing the operator to be thrown from the bike. Johnathon Tyler Phillips, 25-years-old from Stayner, died at the scene of the collision.
Simcoe County Road 9 was closed for several hours while OPP members trained in collision reconstruction measure and document the scene. The roadway reopened shortly before 2 a.m. The circumstances surrounding this cause of the collision remain under investigation.