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Police identify victim, alleged drunk driver in fatal crash

Stuart Ellis with wife Justine
Stuart Ellis with wife Justine
28yearold Stuart Ellis of Beeton was killed in the crash.

Police have identified the victim and alleged drunk driver involved in a fatal crash in East Gwillimbury. 

Two vehicles collided head-on on Hwy 48 at Davis Drive Monday morning. Police say one of the vehicles drifted into oncoming traffic. 

28-year-old Stuart Ellis of Beeton was killed in the crash. 

20-year-old Tyler Neilsen of Newmarket has been charged with impaired driving causing death, taking a vehicle without conset and driving while disqualified.

Ellis' widow posted on Facebook that her world was "shattered" when she learned of her husband's death.