NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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(ORO-MEDONTE, ON) – On Sunday January 29, 2017 at 2:09 AM Officers from Barrie Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a vehicle that had run off the road and into the snow bank in the area of Line 13 and Old Barrie Road in Oro-Medonte Township.
After investigation a lone 28-year old male driver from Orillia was arrested and charged with Driving a Motor Vehicle While Ability Impaired and Driving with More than 80mgs of Alcohol in 100ml of Blood contrary to Sections 253(1)(a)&(b) of the Criminal Code. The accused was released on a Promise to Appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Barrie at a later date.
The OPP remind drivers we all have a role to play in ending impaired driving-related deaths. Make a commitment to never drive after consuming alcohol or drugs. If you suspect that someone is driving while impaired, call 9-1-1 to report them to police. In doing so, you could be saving lives.
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