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Teen charged in ATV accident


On Sunday, November 15, at 5:08 p.m., Grey County OPP responded to a report of injured female after she was ejected from an All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV). The 16-year old teen, from the Municipality of Grey Highlands, was a passenger on an ATV being operated by a 16-year old male on Edgar Street in Southgate. The victim was ejected from the vehicle and as a result suffered serious life-threatening injuries. She was air lifted to a Toronto hospital. The driver was treated for minor injuries. Neither the driver nor the passenger, were wearing helmets. On December 14, Grey County OPP charged the driver of the ATV. A 16 year old male youth from Melancthon Township was charged under the Highway Traffic Act Regulations with operating an off-road vehicle, no insurance; driver operating an off-road vehicle, no helmet and operating an off-road vehicle with passenger, no helmet. The victim has since been released from hospital.
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