A 17-year-old from Whitewater Region Township is in some hot water after taking a vehicle without consent. Upper Ottawa Valley OPP say that a they were called out in the morning of July 9th when they heard of a an abandoned vehicle that had been found on Gore Line. The vehicle sustained significant damage after entering the ditch and colliding with a utility pole. Officers found that the vehicle had been taken without consent earlier that morning. The teenager was released back to their parents and faces the following charges:
- Take motor vehicle without consent
- Careless driving
- Class G1 licence holder – unaccompanied by qualified driver
- Class G1 licence holder – drive at unlawful hour
- Fail to remain
- Fail to report accident
- Fail to report damage to property on a highway
(Written by: Kyle Robinson)
