A lack of answers and an eight-month long OPP investigation into a fatal crash seem to have tensions rising at Moraviantown First Nation.
Several community members are frustrated and outraged that an investigation into the crash that took the life of 16-year-old Bailey Jacobs and sent two other pedestrians to hospital in November is taking so long.
An unidentified 21-year-old Moraviantown man was behind the wheel at the time of the crash.
Recently-elected Delaware Nation Council Chief Denise Stonefish says council members aren't hearing those concerns at the table, but she shares the community's frustration.
"As individuals of the community also, I imagine we would be quite concerned and outraged and frustrated like the rest of our members are at the lack of progress by the OPP," says Chief Stonefish.
The OPP is very tight-lipped, only saying that a thorough investigation continues.
OPP media officer Jay Denorer previously told BlackburnNews.com that officers "have heard the concerns of the family and community and are working with them to address these issues."
Stonefish says the OPP needs to step it up because lives are on hold as they await the outcome of the investigation to possibly file civil suits and get insurance benefits processed.
"The lack of progress in solving this incident is definitely impacting lives," Stonefish says. "Not only the lives of the surviving families but the family of the deceased."
Stonefish wishes she could do more, but says her council's hands are tied.
"Unfortunately there isn't much that we can do because if we did, then we would be viewed as influencing the outcome of the investigation," says the council chief.
-With files from Matt Weverink