Local man suffers ‘life-altering’ injuries in ATV crash

An undated stock image of an ATV's tire (kaboompics.com/Pexels).

Provincial police are investigating a crash in Waubaushene Sunday evening that involved an ATV and sent the driver to hospital.

According to Southern Georgian Bay OPP, emergency crews were dispatched to the two-vehicle crash at around 9:15 p.m. on Cherry Street between Elm and Thiffault Streets.

The initial police investigation claims that the ATV rear-ended a parked vehicle. Police say the 31-year-old driver from Tay Township suffered life-altering injuries, and he was taken to a Toronto-area trauma centre after being hospitalized locally.

The OPP Central Region Traffic Incident Management Enforcement (TIME) team got involved in the investigation, which is looking at a variety of factors leading up to the crash.

The investigators are asking anyone with relevant footage or information to contact Southern Georgian Bay OPP or Crime Stoppers.

Tipsters might be eligible for a $2,000 reward.