Our condolences go out to Nataly Tucci’s family and friends.
Nataly, 43, was driving from Kingston to Toronto for work on Sunday, Nov. 1 when she was killed in a three-vehicle crash on westbound Highway 401 near Thickson Road in Whitby.
Her sister, Oricia Maletic, is now speaking publicly about who Nataly was, and asking for tougher penalties for impaired driving.
What police say happened
Ontario Provincial Police were called at about 7:10 p.m. Three vehicles were involved in what police describe as a rear-end type collision. Two caught fire. Nataly was pronounced dead at the scene. Two other people were taken to hospital with minor injuries. The westbound lanes stayed closed until shortly after 4 a.m.
Police arrested Jaxon Christie, 20, of Lincoln, Ont., the driver of one of the vehicles. He is charged with dangerous driving causing death, impaired driving causing death, and driving with more than 80 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood. Investigators are also looking at whether speed was a factor.
The charges have not been proven in court. Christie is in custody, with a bail hearing scheduled for Monday in Oshawa.
Who she was
Nataly was a graphic designer and art director. In July she started a job in Toronto as an assistant art director with the Directors Guild of Canada, and had been commuting, spending weekends in Kingston with her fiancé. They had recently gotten engaged. They liked to travel and talked about living overseas one day.
“She was so talented and she was a kind soul,” Maletic said. “She had a name and she has a face and a beautiful face.”
Nataly spoke with her 83-year-old mother almost every day.
“I can’t even look at her body”
Maletic, who lives in Windsor, is Nataly’s only sister. She said the fire was so severe that her sister had to be identified through dental records.
“I can’t even look at her body for the last time to say goodbye,” she said.
She has seen dashcam video taken by another driver about 30 seconds before the crash. She says it shows a white car speeding and driving erratically.
She called the loss “completely preventable” and said current penalties for impaired driving are “insignificant,” with no real incentive for people to stop. She wants stronger laws.
Her message to drivers is shorter. “Grab a cab. Grab an Uber.”
What the law allows
Under the Criminal Code, impaired driving causing death and dangerous driving causing death each carry a maximum sentence of life in prison. That is the ceiling, not an automatic sentence. No sentence has been determined in this case, and no plea has been entered.
Police want dashcam footage
The OPP is asking anyone who saw the crash, or who has dashcam or surveillance video from the Thickson Road area around 7 p.m. on Nov. 1, to call 1-888-310-1122.
Sources:
Ontario Provincial Police: Highway 401 Whitby fatal collision (Nov. 2, 2026)
Oricia Maletic interviews with CP24 (Nov. 7, 2026) and CBC Toronto
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