(Mulmur, ON) On Sunday June
10,2012 at approximately 7:17 p.m. Dufferin OPP were dispatched to
single vehicle rollover on Airport Road 1 km North of Mansfield in
Mulmur Township.
Upon arrival police found a 2007 blue
Honda civic 4 door sedan had rolled over into east ditch and was
completed destroyed. The three occupants including the driver had
minor injuries and were all treated by Dufferin County EMS paramedics
and released at scene.
Preliminary investigation by police and
interview of several eyewitnesses revealed that the vehicle was
travelling at a high rate of speed south when it pulled out to pass
on crest of hill and swerved and narrowly avoid colliding with two
Northbound motorcycles. The vehicle hit the shoulder and lost control
rolling over into the east ditch. Alcohol was not a factor in this
collision.
The same vehicle was involved in a
traffic complaint on Simcoe County Rd #42 (Airport Road) minutes
before this collision.
Dufferin County OPP have charged the 16
year old male driver with Dangerous Operation of a Motor Vehicle
contrary to the Criminal Code of Canada. He was released on an
Appearance Notice with a future court date in Orangeville. The
drivers name is not being released as he is a Youthful Offender under
Youth Criminal Justice Act.
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