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Charges Laid In Southgate ATV Crash

Police have charged a teen after an ATV crashed in the Township of Southgate injuring a passenger.

The crash happened on November 15 on Edgar St.

Police say a 16-year old female from the Municipality of Grey Highlands was thrown from the ATV and suffered serious, life-threatening injuries. At that time she was air lifted to a Toronto hospital and has since been released.

Neither the driver or the passenger were wearing helmets.

Grey County OPP has now charged the 16-year old male driver from Melanchton Township with operating an off-road vehicle with no insurance; operating an off-road vehicle with no helmet and operating an off-road vehicle with a passenger with no helmet.

Police have not released the names of the teens.

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