Penticton Royal Canadian Mounted Police arrested and charged a man in connection with the collision that killed one cyclist and seriously injured two others at last year’s Okanagan Granfondo in Canada.
Jonathan Shane Crant, born in 1973, was taken into custody on Monday 20 July 2026 and now faces one count of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death and two counts of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing bodily harm.
The charges stem from the crash on Sunday 13 July 2025, when a vehicle struck Okanagan Gran Fondo riders on White Lake Road near St Andrew’s Drive during the 155-kilometre event. Ava Choy, 49, of Vancouver, was killed. Karen Martens, who had previously qualified for the UCI Gran Fondo World Championships, suffered internal injuries, a broken arm and knee damage. A third rider was also hospitalized.
Penticton RCMP Staff Sergeant Scott Hanry described the case as a complex investigation requiring extensive evidence collection and analysis, adding that the community remains deeply affected by the tragedy.
The arrest follows growing public frustration over the pace of the year-long probe, with residents pressing police for updates as recently as June.
Organizer OG Events subsequently cancelled the Okanagan Granfondo indefinitely in October 2025, after 14 editions, citing rising operational and safety costs rather than the fatal crash. No court date for Crant has yet been announced.
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