Teen dies when car hits tree
Grandfather, at wheel, is injured

October 01, 2007 PORT ELGIN
A Kitchener family already reeling from one tragedy after losing a son on the weekend is hoping for a miracle today.
Seventeen-year-old Dustin Lee Schell was killed Friday evening after the car he was riding in with his grandfather ran off the highway just outside Port Elgin.
The car, according to Ontario Provincial Police, slid down a slope and struck a tree.
Schell was pronounced dead at the scene by a coroner.
His grandfather, 67-year-old William Nodwell, also of Kitchener, was taken to a hospital in London in critical condition.
Last night, 48 hours after the crash, Nodwell was still clinging to life, according to a hospital spokesperson.
No other cars were involved in the crash, which occurred at around 5:30 p.m. along Highway 21, police said. A funeral for Dustin Schell will be held Thursday in Waterloo.
The teenager played softball in a local boy's league and was a member of a Waterloo 4-H club.
Schell was one of two local teenagers to die in fatal crashes this weekend.
The other, 19-year-old Gordon James Butler, also of Kitchener, was killed when his car rolled off the road near the Arthur Street-Sawmill Road roundabout in St. Jacobs.
Police said speed and lack of seatbelt were factors in the death.
DUSTIN LEE SCHELL 1990 - 2007 
October 01, 2007 
THE RECORD

(Oct 1, 2007) -- DUSTIN LEE SCHELL 1990 - 2007 Passed away, as a result of an accident, near Port Elgin, Ontario, on Friday, September 28, 2007 at the age of 17 years. Cherished son of Margaret Nodwell and the late Kevin Schell (1991), and step-father, Darrin Seip. Special brother of Amber (Bob Pratt), Kevin and Blake; step-sister, Crystal and to nephew, Leiland. Loving grandson of William and the late Nancy Nodwell (2005). Sadly missed by his aunts and uncles, Kim and Kirby, Cindy and Mike, Cathy and Jeff, Kelly and Carl; cousins, Kyle, Michael, Matthew, William, Katie, Melissa and Kelsea; also the many aunts, uncles and cousins of the Schell family. Dustin touched the hearts of many and will be sadly missed by his many friends. Friends are invited to share their memories of Dustin with his family at the Erb & Good Family Funeral Home , 171 King Street South in Waterloo on Wednesday October 3, 2007 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.. The funeral service to celebrate Dustin's life will be held in the Funeral Home Chapel on Thursday, October 4 at 1 p.m. Condolences for the family and donations to Kitchener Minor Boy's Softball Association or to Waterloo 4-H Association can be arranged through the funeral home - 519-745-8445 or www.erbgood.com In living memory of Dustin, a tree will be planted through the Trees for Learning Program by the funeral home.
