Five teenagers are facing charges following an investigation into a stolen vehicle, which has prompted the involvement of the province’s police oversight agency.
The Ontario Provincial Police’s Mississauga detachment responded to a highway service centre on Highway 401, south of Guelph, just before 9 p. m. on Friday after receiving reports about a stolen car.
Authorities say that the vehicle left the scene and later collided with another car on the highway. Three individuals from the second vehicle were taken to the hospital with minor injuries.
A 16-year-old from Hamilton is facing seven charges, including possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000, causing bodily harm while operating a vehicle, failure to stop after an accident, and fleeing from a peace officer.
Four other 16-year-olds from Hamilton, Dundas, and Mississauga have also been charged with possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000.
All five teens are set to appear in court in Guelph on July 8.
The names of those charged have not been disclosed due to the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
The Special Investigations Unit is looking into the details surrounding the crash.
The SIU is an independent government body that investigates police actions that may lead to death, serious injury, sexual assault or firearm discharge towards an individual.
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