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18-year-old charged with texting and driving after car flips on roof in Saskatoon

Dec 30, 2016 | 6:01 AM

An 18-year-old man has been charged with texting while driving after a car hit a concrete barrier and flipped on its roof.

The crash happened westbound on 22nd Street at Fairmont Drive around 4:20 a.m. Thursday.

The driver and another boy in the car were uninjured, while a 16-year-old girl was taken to hospital with minor injuries.

Police said they looked at the driver’s smart phone, which showed texting had occurred at the time of the collision.