Teen in intensive care after crash; car may have been going three times the speed limit
Posted April 13, 2015 12:18 pm.
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VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) – A teenager is in intensive care after a high-speed crash in Vancouver early yesterday morning.
Police say a car may have been upwards of 150 km/h on Southwest Marine and 57th Avenue before it slammed into a yard.
Constable Brian Montague says the driver is okay, but the 17-year-old passenger has serious injuries.
“Facial fractures, broken arm, head trauma, brain swelling,” he lists. “And I think they’re concerned about potential damage to one or both of his eyes.”
“Our investigators have obtained evidence to show that he was travelling at least double the speed limit. We’re continuing to work on the investigation to corroborate some other evidence that we have that would suggest that he was travelling in excess of three times the speed limit.”
There’s no word yet on charges against the 18-year-old novice driver.
