A young woman was taken to hospital and has been charged by police after emergency services were called to a violent crash early Thursday morning.

At approximately 12:30 a.m., two women who are known to each other were at the Tim Hortons at Princess Street and Centennial Drive. Const. Cam Mack of the Kingston Police said the two women started an argument and when one of them drove away, the accused followed. Speeding south along Centennial Drive, the accused was tailgating the other woman. Mack said the collision investigator believes both women were driving well above the posted 50 km/h speed limit.

When the woman in front hit her brakes, the accused swerved to avoid a collision but lost control of her vehicle.

“She slid sideways for approximately 50 metres, then she went into the ditch at Waterloo Drive, struck a pedestrian light pole, then went airborne across Waterloo Drive up into a driveway, where she struck a residence and caused some significant damage,” Mack said.

The driver was taken to hospital by Frontenac Paramedic Services with minor injuries.

A 21-year-old Kingston woman has been charged by police with careless operation of a motor vehicle under the Highway Traffic Act.