Youth killed after being towed on sled behind truck in Vaughan
Police in York Region are warning the public not to tow people behind vehicles, after a young person was fatally injured while being towed on a sled.
York police are warning public about the dangers of towing people behind vehicles
York Regional Police say a youth has died in Vaughan after he was hurt while being towed in a sled behind a pickup truck.
According to police, it happened on Feb. 12 just before 10 p.m. in a suburban residential area near Highway 7 and Dufferin Street.
The youth was taken to hospital, where he later died. The driver of the trucker, who is 17 years old, has been charged with dangerous driving and dangerous driving causing death.
York police are warning the public that it's dangerous to tow people behind a vehicle "in any manner," and say that people caught doing it could face charges like dangerous operation or stunt driving.