BLOOMFIELD - West Prince RCMP have identified the 17-year-old male who died in a fatal motor vehicle collision Sunday afternoon on the O'Halloran Road near Bloomfield.
Jesse Reginald Harper, of West Cape, was pronounced dead at the scene. He was a passenger in a black 1994 Chevrolet A-10 pickup truck which left the road and struck a tree.
RCMP say that speed played a critical factor in the fatal crash.
A second passenger in the vehicle, an 18-year-old male from Poplar Grove, remains in the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Charlottetown with serious, but non life-threatening injuries.
He was transferred to the QEH for orthopedic surgery as the result of multiple leg fractures.
The 18-year-old male driver from Bloomfield Station was released from Western Hospital in Alberton after being kept overnight for observation.
RCMP are attempting to identify the driver of a four-door silver coloured automobile which may have see the 1994 black Chevrolet S-10 truck passing another black truck just before it left the road.
Police say the matter remains under investigation and once all witness statements are obtained, and a report received from the Technical Traffic Collision investigator, a decision will be made on whether any charges will be laid in relation to this collision.
RCMP were called to the O'Halloran Road at approximately 2:30 p.m. after the Chevrolet truck failed to negotiate a corner and went off the road, narrowly missing a man on a ride-on lawnmower. The truck struck a tree and was severely damaged.
Police say the highway was clear and dry at the time of the incident and visibility was good.
"Alcohol or drugs are not suspected as factors in this crash but speed certainly played a part in this collision," said police.
If there any witnesses to this collision they are encouraged to contact the West Prince RCMP Detachment at 853-9300.
The deceased is the son of Irene (Harper) Phillips and her husband Donald Phillips, West Cape and Jason Ahearn (Linda Ellsworth), Tignish.
The remains are resting at the Ferguson Funeral Home and Chapel, O'Leary with visiting hours Thursday 2-4 and 7-9pm. Funeral Mass takes place Friday at St. Simon and St. Jude Roman Catholic Church, Tignish at 2 p.m. Interment in the parish cemetery.
The remains are resting at the Ferguson Funeral Home and Chapel, O'Leary with visiting hours Thursday 2-4 and 7-9pm. Funeral Mass takes place Friday at St. Simon and St. Jude Roman Catholic Church, Tignish at 2 p.m. Interment in the parish cemetery.
In memory of Jesse, memorials to the Jesse Reginald Harper Scholarship Fund would be appreciated.
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