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16-year-old ID’d as victim of fatal single-vehicle crash near Exeter, Ont.

A 16-year-old Centralia, Ont., teenager has been identified as the victim of a fatal single-vehicle crash early Thursday west of Exeter, Ont.

Emergency services were called to Ausable Line between Dashwood Road, or Huron County Road 83, and Huron Street West, just after 4 a.m. Thursday.

According to investigators, a sedan had been travelling north on Ausable when the driver lost control on the gravel roadway and struck a tree in the east ditch.

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One person was found inside the vehicle and was already dead by the time emergency crews arrived, police say.

Police have identified the victim as Keiran Stewart, 16, of Centralia.

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Ausable Line was closed between Fashwood Road and Huron Street West for the investigation but has since reopened.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the OPP or Crime Stoppers.

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