CTV reporter injured covering crash seeks $15.7M in lawsuit: Report
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Published Aug 30, 2023 • Last updated 1 day ago • 1 minute read
Stephanie Villella
Stephanie Villella. PHOTO BY @CTVSTEPHANIEV/TWITTER /TORONTO SUN
A CTV reporter is seeking $15.7 million in damages after she was hit by a car and seriously injured while covering a crash earlier this year in Guelph.
Stephanie Villella and her family are suing the driver, Guelph Police Service, an unnamed Guelph Police officer, the OPP, and the provincial government for $15.7 million in damages, according to a statement of claim cited in a CTV Kitchener report.
Villella was gathering images of a crash on Brock Rd. in Guelph on March 1 when she was hit by a sedan driven by a 92-year-old woman, who was charged with careless driving. The intersection of Brock and Maltby Rds., where Villella was working at the time, had been barricaded by police, CTV Kitchener reported.
According to the statement of claim, CTV said, Villella was within the barricade when she was struck without warning. The claim alleges that a Guelph Police officer failed to properly secure the roadway and to properly direct traffic around the closed-off section of roadway.
The province, Guelph Police and the OPP are liable for the officer’s alleged negligence, Villella and her family allege in the claim.
None of the allegations have been proven in court.
Villella sustained extreme injuries, nervous shock, and physical and emotional trauma, according to the statement of claim, and has suffered a loss of income and career path. Villella and her family have also incurred health care and other related expenses, the lawsuit alleges.
“Stephanie’s ability to work and enjoy the fulfilment obtained from being productive and a contributing member of society and her family has been permanently impaired,” the statement of claim says, according to CTV Kitchener.

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Published Aug 30, 2023 • Last updated 1 day ago • 1 minute read
Stephanie Villella
Stephanie Villella. PHOTO BY @CTVSTEPHANIEV/TWITTER /TORONTO SUN
A CTV reporter is seeking $15.7 million in damages after she was hit by a car and seriously injured while covering a crash earlier this year in Guelph.
Stephanie Villella and her family are suing the driver, Guelph Police Service, an unnamed Guelph Police officer, the OPP, and the provincial government for $15.7 million in damages, according to a statement of claim cited in a CTV Kitchener report.
Villella was gathering images of a crash on Brock Rd. in Guelph on March 1 when she was hit by a sedan driven by a 92-year-old woman, who was charged with careless driving. The intersection of Brock and Maltby Rds., where Villella was working at the time, had been barricaded by police, CTV Kitchener reported.
According to the statement of claim, CTV said, Villella was within the barricade when she was struck without warning. The claim alleges that a Guelph Police officer failed to properly secure the roadway and to properly direct traffic around the closed-off section of roadway.
The province, Guelph Police and the OPP are liable for the officer’s alleged negligence, Villella and her family allege in the claim.
None of the allegations have been proven in court.
Villella sustained extreme injuries, nervous shock, and physical and emotional trauma, according to the statement of claim, and has suffered a loss of income and career path. Villella and her family have also incurred health care and other related expenses, the lawsuit alleges.
“Stephanie’s ability to work and enjoy the fulfilment obtained from being productive and a contributing member of society and her family has been permanently impaired,” the statement of claim says, according to CTV Kitchener.


CTV Kitchener reporter seriously injured while covering crash files $15.7 million lawsuit
A CTV Kitchener reporter who was struck and seriously injured while covering a crash south of Guelph earlier this year has filed a lawsuit against the driver who hit her, an unnamed Guelph police officer, the Guelph Police Service, Ontario Provincial Police and the province.

CTV reporter injured covering crash seeks $15.7M in lawsuit: Report
Stephanie Villella was gathering images of a crash in Guelph on March 1 when she was hit by a sedan driven by a 92-year-old woman,