London Police continue to investigate the single motor vehicle collision that occurred on Veterans Memorial Parkway at River Road. Yesterday at approximately 5:30pm a southbound vehicle on the VMP lost control and flipped over. The 17 year old male driver suffered life threatening injuries, his 16 year old female passenger suffered minor injuries.
A cellphone appears to be a contributing factor in this collision. At the time it is reported that the driver was attempting to retrieve his cell phone (that was ringing) from his pocket. His attention (mentally and physically) was distracted from his driving and the vehicle veered into the median divider. He then lost control of the SUV and the vehicle flipped.London police want to remind all drivers, young and old about the dangers of distracted driving. It only takes a fraction of a second of unfocused driving to cause a collision that may result in death or serious injury.Focus on driving.
