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Barrie police armed with taser arrest man at crash scene

One person arrested for impaired driving following three-vehicle collision near Big Bay Point Road and Yonge Street

A Barrie police officer unholstered a taser and pointed it at one of the drivers involved in a multi-vehicle crash Thursday afternoon in the city's south end. 

BarrieToday has been unable to confirm whether the taser was deployed on the person, but there also appeared to have been a struggle involving several officers during the arrest.

A Barrie police official says more information is expected to be released on Friday. 

The crash happened around 3 p.m., Nov. 23, in the area of Big Bay Point Road and Yonge Street.

Barrie police communications co-ordinator Jennett Mays told BarrieToday that officers had responded to a three-vehicle collision.

"It appears that there were minor injuries and one (person is) in custody for impaired,โ€ she said.

No other information has been made available by police.

Anyone with information is asked to call Barrie police at 705-725-7025.



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Kevin Lamb picked up a camera in 2000 and by 2005 was freelancing for the Barrie Examiner newspaper until its closure in 2017. He is an award-winning photojournalist, with his work having been seen in many news outlets across Canada and internationally
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