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Man charged after OPP called for suspicious vehicle outside Barrie

Collingwood resident, 26, charged with impaired and prohibited driving after officers responded to call on Bayfield Street North
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SPRINGWATER TWP. — A Collingwood man faces charges for prohibited and impaired driving following a call to police about a suspicious vehicle. 

Huronia West OPP officers responded to the call on Bayfield Street North in Springwater on Jan. 27 at 8:33 a.m. Police say officers located the vehicle and noted the driver allegedly showed "signs of impairment." 

Brodie Ferguson, 26, of Collingwood, has been charged with operation of a motor vehicle while impaired (blood-alcohol concentration 80-plus) and operation of a motor vehicle while prohibited under the Criminal Code. 

None of the allegations have been tested in court. 

The accused is scheduled to appear in court at a later date.