Charges laid in 2024 crash injuring Sherwood Park father, baby

Police have charged a 67-year-old man in connection with a 2024 crash that injured Ryan Brodziak and his 11-month-old son.

A Sherwood Park man has been charged in a 2024 collision in which a local business owner and his baby were injured.

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Ryan Brodziak, his then-11-month-old son Ozzy, and his dog Gouda were hit by a vehicle on Aug. 13, 2024, while walking on a sidewalk along Georgian Way in Sherwood Park.

Police say the vehicle crossed into oncoming traffic, jumped the curb, and came to a stop on a lawn.

Brodziak sustained a spinal cord injury while Ozzy sustained a skull fracture and his dog was only minorly hurt.

The 67-year-old man charged faces two counts each of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing bodily harm and criminal negligence causing bodily harm.

Brodziak is a well-known restaurateur in the Edmonton metro area who’s been involved in ventures such as The Local Omnivore, Gravy and the Pink Gorilla pizzeria.

In the winter of 2023, he biked 165 kilometres to fundraise for Boyle Street Community Services.

His brother is former Edmonton Oiler Kyle Brodziak.

The man charged is due to appear in court in Sherwood Park on Aug. 6.