Cemetery stone wall rammed by van will cost $14K to repair

Work is underway to repair an old stone wall at Greenwood Cemetery that was badly damaged last month by an alleged drunk driver.

As SooToday first reported, police were called to the area of Peoples Road and Fourth Line on the evening of May 22 after a white van smashed into one of the cemetery walls.

A 67-year-old man was later charged with multiple offences, including impaired and dangerous driving. 

On Monday, the city’s public works and engineering department got to work fixing the damage. 

Roger Nenonen, the Sault’s manager of cemeteries, said the work should take approximately two to three weeks to complete, weather permitting, which would be enough time for cement to cure and new stone to be delivered.

“The estimated cost of the repairs is $14,000,” Nenonen said. “An insurance claim will be submitted by the legal department once the job is completed.”

The photo gallery above shows the damage sustained on the day of the crash and the work now being done to fix it.