Passenger dead, driver charged in Brampton crash
A 17-year-old boy is dead, after a car slammed into a tree in Brampton.
This happened around 11 p.m. Monday near McVean and Da Vinci, south of The Gore Road and Countryside.
Police say the driver, also 17, is charged with criminal negligence causing death.
Pictures from the scene showed a mangled car in a ditch.
It's not clear what caused the driver to lose control but it appears speed may have been a factor.