Pair lucky to be alive after ATV crash

CLEARWATER, B.C. – A young man from Alberta and his female companion are lucky to be alive after an ATV crashed while being driven illegally on a public road.

Police said alcohol and speed are both factors in the serious crash that could have cost the pair their lives.

Police said they were called to the scene of the ATV crash in the middle of the night on Aug. 19.

“When Clearwater RCMP and Ambulance arrived on scene they found a 16-year-old unconscious Clearwater female and a young male from Alberta with a serious head injury,” said a police statement.

“Both were rushed to Clearwater hospital. The female was stabilized and then transferred via ambulance to Royal Inland Hospital where she remains in serious but stable condition,” police said.

The male was treated and released.

“Both are fortunate to be alive,” said one officer.

“Several factors made this situation as bad as it was,” cops said.

“Speed and alcohol were major factors in the crash,” they said. Neither was wearing a seat-belt.

Police also said the ATV should not have been driven on a public roadway.

The male has since been charged with driving without due care and having no insurance. He was also given a 24-hour prohibition from driving.

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