A 13-year-old boy has been charged after he allegedly fled the scene of a collision that happened while he was driving a vehicle he had stolen from a family member on Friday.
Around 2:33 p.m., officers responded to a reported two-vehicle collision in Fort Erie when they learned that one of the vehicles had left the site of the crash.
Police arrived at the intersection of Elm Street and Ridge Road North where they found the driver of a black jeep, a woman in her 20s, who was taken to hospital to be treated for serious injuries.
Initial investigations led officers to find a damaged green 2000 Chrysler Cirrus parked nearby that the driver had run from.
Detectives were able to identify the owner of the car and later the driver, who they say had stolen the vehicle from a family member earlier in the day.
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On Monday, the driver returned to the family member’s home and stole a 2000 Yamah Venture motorcycle. The motorcycle was found abandoned in the middle of the street near Burbank Trail and Lindburg Drive on Tuesday.
That same day, officers found the suspect and placed him under arrest. The 13-year-old boy from Fort Erie has been charged with two counts of theft of a motor vehicle and one count of failing to stop at the scene of an accident causing bodily harm.
He was held in custody awaiting a second court date on Friday.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the investigating officers at 905-688-4111, option 3, extension 1022300.
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