15-year-old driver charged in April collision that killed 16-year-old passenger in Saskatoon
Louise BigEagle | CBC News | Posted: June 26, 2024 9:54 PM | Last Updated: June 26
Police say driver lost control of car, which crashed into a pole and flipped over, killing 1 passenger
A 15-year-old boy has been charged with dangerous driving causing death after an April crash that killed a 16-year-old boy in Saskatoon.
Police were called around 6 a.m. on April 14 to a single-vehicle collision in the 4200 block of Taylor Street E.
Investigators say the 15-year-old was driving a 2008 Honda Civic when he lost control of the car, which crashed into a pole and flipped over.
The 16-year-old boy, who was one of two passengers in the car, was declared dead at the scene. The other passenger, another 15-year-old boy, was sent to hospital in serious condition, police said at the time.
The 15-year-old driver suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
In addition to dangerous driving causing death, he's now been charged with taking a motor vehicle without consent and dangerous driving causing bodily harm, Saskatoon police said in a Wednesday news release.
He appeared in court earlier Wednesday, police said.
The teen cannot be named under the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
The 16-year-old who was killed was a student at Evan Hardy Collegiate in Saskatoon, the Saskatoon Public Schools board previously said.