Girl dies after early morning crash involving two young people in Caledon

CALEDON, Ont. — One young person is dead and another is injured after a collision police said involved a stolen car north of Toronto.

Provincial police in Caledon, Ont., said a boy and a girl, both younger than 16, were in the car during the crash early Tuesday morning.

They said the girl, who was the passenger, was pronounced dead at the scene. The boy was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The single-vehicle crash happened at about 4:15 a.m. on Highway 10, police said, adding the driver was travelling north on the highway when he crossed into the southbound lanes and struck an object in the ditch.

The boy, who cannot be identified because of his age, faces several charges, including criminal negligence causing death and dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death.

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He is set to appear in court in Orangeville, Ont., Friday.

OPP Highway Safety spokeswoman Lynda Cranney said collisions involving young drivers without licences are rare, and not something for which the force compiles statistics.

There have been a few recent cases of underage drivers killing or injuring others in Ontario.

A 16-year-old Toronto boy was killed in 2010 when he was ejected from a car driven by a 15-year-old boy.

In 2013, two 13-year-old boys and one 15-year-old boy who police allege were driving a stolen truck were arrested in Oshawa and charged with several offences. The province’s police watchdog found the boy driving the truck lost control of the vehicle and seriously injured three pedestrians.

In 2011, a York Region police officer was killed after stopping a teen at the wheel of a minivan. The 15-year-old drove away, dragging Const. Garrett Styles for several metres before the vehicle rolled over and pinned the officer.

The driver, who is now quadriplegic as a result of the crash, was found guilty last year of first-degree murder in connection with the incident. He was sentenced to nine years of conditional supervision rather than prison time.

Madeline Smith, The Canadian Press