A 17-year-old from London has passed away following a single-vehicle collision in Oneida Nation of the Thames First Nation.
Oneida Police Service and Middlesex County OPP responded to the collision on Oneida Road shortly before 6:40 a.m. on November 7th.
Police say one passenger was pronounced deceased at the scene. Three other people in the vehicle were taken to hospital.
The driver, a 15-year-old from Oneida Nation of the Thames First Nation, has been charged with several offences under the Criminal Code, Highway Traffic Act and Liquor Licence Control Act.
The charges include impaired driving causing death, dangerous driving causing death, driving without a licence, having a blood alcohol level above zero as a young driver, and having alcohol readily available in the vehicle.
The teen has also been charged with using a licence plate that was not authorized for the vehicle.
Police are asking anyone with information or dashcam footage showing the vehicle involved to contact Oneida Police Service or the OPP at 1-888-310-1122.
Written by: K. Milhomens