MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION –Hwy 17 Webbwood
(SUDBURY,ON) – On July 22, 2013 at 1:30 p.m., officers from the Espanola Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a motor vehicle collision involving a car and a tractor trailer on Highway 17, Webbwood.
Investigation revealed, the female driver of the east bound vehicle passed the east bound tractor trailer. The female driver lost control of her vehicle causing the tractor trailer to hit the vehicle. The tractor trailer rolled losing its load of logs on the highway, and came to rest in the north ditch. The vehicle spun and came to rest in the north ditch.
The 16 year old driver and passenger of the vehicle sustained minor injuries. The driver of the tractor trailer also sustained minor injuries.
The female driver of the Chevrolet Impala was charged with Careless driving. OPP believe that inexperience was a factor in this incident.