Five teenagers have been charged in connection with a stolen vehicle investigation that has drawn the attention of the province’s police watchdog.
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.
According to investigators, the vehicle fled from the scene and later crashed into another vehicle on the highway. Three individuals in the second vehicle were taken to the hospital with minor injuries.
A 16-year-old from Hamilton is facing seven charges, which include possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000, operation causing bodily harm, failure to stop after an accident, and flight 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 are set to appear in court in Guelph on July 8.
The identities of those charged have not been disclosed due to the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
The Special Investigations Unit has been called in to investigate the circumstances surrounding the crash.
The SIU is an independent agency that looks into incidents involving police conduct that may result in death, serious injury, sexual assault, or firearm discharge at a person.
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