Teen driver charged after collision hospitalizes senior

A vehicle heavily damaged following a collision on Country Lane at Dean Avenue in Barrie on July 6, 2026. (Barrie Police)

Charges have been laid against a teenager after a collision hospitalized a man in his 60s.

On Monday, Barrie police attended the scene of a two-vehicle collision in the area of County Lane and Dean Avenue shortly after 1 a.m.

Police say the vehicles collided with such force that the impact sent both of them off the road, with one car ending up on the front lawn of a nearby home.

A 67-year-old man from Barrie was sent to hospital with serious injuries.

Police have charged a 16-year-old with dangerous driving causing bodily harm in connection with the collision.

Police say the teen, a G2 licenced driver, was driving at “excessive” speeds along Country Lane and had multiple passengers in his vehicle.

The teenage driver was uninjured.