Girl killed in crash on Highway 10 early Tuesday morning

July 27, 2016 · 0 Comments

A young woman is dead and a male youth is facing charges after a terrible crash early Tuesday morning on Highway 10, north of High Point Sideroad.
Caledon OPP reports officers were called out at 4:13 a.m., along with Caledon Fire and Emergency Services and Peel EMS.
Preliminary investigation by police revealed the driver was travelling northbound on Highway 10, and crossed over into the southbound lanes and struck a stationary object in the west ditch area.
The driver was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The passenger was pronounced dead at the scene of the collision. The identities of both those involved are not being released, with police citing the fact they’re both young people. Published media reports, however, give the girl’s age as 13 and state the boy is 14, although police are only saying they were younger than 16.
The young man has been charged with failing to comply with an undertaking, possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000, criminal negligence causing death and dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death.
Highway 10 was closed for about seven hours Tuesday between Charleston Sideroad and McCannell Avenue while members of the OPP Technical Collision Investigation crew carried out their investigation.
Police are asking anyone with information about this crash to contact them at 905-584-2241 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

Highway 10 was closed for about seven hours Tuesday morning between High Point Sideroad and McCannell Avenue as police investigated the single-vehicle accident in which a young woman lost her life.
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