A 16-year-old G2 driver has been charged with dangerous driving causing bodily harm after a high-impact crash in Barrie left a 67-year-old man seriously injured.
Barrie police responded to a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of County Lane and Dean Avenue shortly after 1 a.m. Monday. Investigators said the crash was so severe that both vehicles were forced off the roadway, with one coming to rest on the front lawn of a nearby home.
The 67-year-old Barrie resident was transported to hospital with serious injuries.
According to police, the teen was travelling at excessive speed along County Lane and had several passengers in the vehicle at the time of the collision. The teenage driver was not injured.