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News/7 Police shoot Durham man Sports/13 Generals camp out on ice CLARINGTON'S AWARD-WINNING NEWSPAPER SINCE 1854 'Family guy 1 killed in single car crash Police looking into two crashes allegedly involving alcohol BY JENNIFER STONE Staff Writer CLARINGTON - An Oshawa Oshawa family is mourning the loss of a 20-year-old "family guy," who was killed in one of two suspected alcohol-related collisions in Clarington over a two-day period. Bradley Piney, of Taunton Road in Oshawa, died Saturday in Toronto hospital after a single-vehicle single-vehicle collision on Enfield Road, between Concessions 6 and 7. The accident happened Friday, Aug. 22 around 7:10 p.m. Police believe the red Saturn Mr. Piney was riding in went out of control, hit a hydro pole and flipped over into a field. Two of the vehicle's three occupants were briefly trapped and had to be removed by Durham EMS and firefighters. Mr. Piney, who attended O'Neill Collegiate in Oshawa and Courtice Secondary School, before joining Big Guns Construction Construction as a rough framer, had just celebrated his 20th birthday in July, says his aunt, who did not wish to be identified. "If I could say one thing about him, it's that he was the kind of person who, when you met him, (you felt like) you'd known him forever," she said. "He made you feel like you were the most important person to him." Visitation for Mr. Piney is tit Armstrong Funeral Home, 124 King St. E. in Oshawa, today (Wednesday) from 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral services are in the chapel Thursday at 1 p.m. "He was really a family guy," says Mr. Piney's aunt. "He loved being part of a big family." The vehicle's driver, Dustin McMillan, 21, of Clovcrficld Street in Courtice, has been charged with criminal negligence negligence causing death, impaired operation of a motor vehicle causing death, criminal negligence negligence causing bodily harm, impaired impaired operation of a motor vehicle vehicle causing bodily harm, refusal refusal to provide a breath sample and breach of probation, A day alter that accident, about 10 p.m. August 23, police were called to Prestonvale Road, south of Bloor Street in Courses Courses CAR page 6 JASON LIEBREGTS/ Statesman photo Here's pie in your eye Brett Brown pies camp counsellor Chantelie Reid during the Clarington Community Services Summer Camp Reunion Reunion last week. Campers got together again with councillors to have some fun at a camp barbecue. Attackers apologize to victim after beating Man assaulted in home invasion was wrong person NEWCASTLE - Police are seeking four men after a home invasion in Newcastle that left the wrong man injured in a case of mistaken identity. Four men forced their way into a Stephenson Road home around 5 a.m. Saturday, Durham Regional Police say. One man, armed with a baseball baseball bat, assaulted a resident of the home repeatedly. Then, the suspects apparently realized they had the wrong person, apologized to the victim and his family, and left. Police believe the intended target was a former resident of the home, says Sergeant Paul Malik. The 45-year-old victim was taken to Lakeridge Health Os hawa, where he was treated for several injuries, including lacerations lacerations to his head. His injuries injuries require surgery, says Sgt. Malik. The victim's 40-year-old wife and two teenaged children were not injured. The first suspect is described as white, 25 to 30 years old, six-feet tall, with a medium build and blond hair. He was wearing a striped Hawaiian- type shirt. The second suspect is white, 5-foot-6 to 5-foot-8, with a slim, muscular build. He had brown hair and was wearing wearing a black bandana. The third suspect is described only as being white with brown hair. No description of the fourth suspect is available. Anyone with information can call the Clarington Community Community Police Office criminal investigation bureau at 905- 579-1520, ext. 1691 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-S477. JASON LIEIIREGTS/ Tliix Week photo Andrea Bnintoii, from the Fireball Youth Centre in Bowmanville, puls brush to eoncretc to help create a mural at the Garnet B. Rickard Recreation Complex. Mural is hoped to deter graffiti Bowmanville rec complex gets a facelift BOWMANVILLE - A grant from the Solicitor-General's Solicitor-General's office has been used, in part, to help replace illegal art with a different art form altogether. altogether. Artist Todd Tremcer, along with a number of local youth, has just completed a series of murals at Bowmanville's skateboard skateboard park, located at the Garnet Garnet B. Rickard Recreation Complex. "There has been some graffiti graffiti there," says Sandy Archibald, of the Clarington Youth Adviso ry Committee. "But research has shown a 75-plus per cent eradication of graffiti with a mural." Designed by Mr. Tremcer, the mural lias a skateboarding theme. "There are a whole series of figures doing skateboarding tricks. It's very colourful against the grey cement background," background," says Mr. Tremcer. Most of the figures arc nearly life-sized and there's an "emphasis "emphasis on safety equipment," like helmets and kneepads, says the artist. About 10 students volunteered volunteered to participate in the painting of the murals, says Mr. Tremcer. Teen charged in pellet gun attack Cause of shooting unknown CLARINGTON - A 17- year-old Bowmanville boy is facing assault and weapons charges after a 15-year-old boy was shot several times with a pellet gun last week. Durham Regional Police said two youths were visiting a third teen's house on Elford Drive when there was a confrontation confrontation about 3 p.m. The 17-year-old left the residence residence and returned shortly after armed with an air pistol. "He fired about eight shots, hitting the victim four times," said Sergeant Paul Malik, police police spokesman, who knew no reason for the shooting. The 15-year-old was hit in the back, stomach and shoulder area but was not seriously hurt. 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