Two people suffered life-threatening injuries in a crash Tuesday afternoon on Highway 12 in Ramara Township.
Orillia OPP officers responded to the two-vehicle collision, near Concession 1, shortly after 4 p.m. on June 18.
Police say officers arrived on scene with Ramara firefighters and Simcoe County paramedics to find one vehicle in the ditch and another blocking the highway with "significant damage."
"With the assistance of Ramara Fire, they were able to extract the driver from the vehicle in the ditch," OPP stated in a news release. "Upon speaking with the driver of the other vehicle, officers noticed the driver to be showing signs of being intoxicated by alcohol."
Both drivers were transported by paramedics to local hospital. However, both were later transported to Toronto trauma centres in life-threatening condition.
The Central Region Traffic Incident Management Enforcement unit (TIME) attended the location to continue the investigation.
The highway was closed for several hours, however it has since been reopened.
Tricia Bottan, 52, of Scarborough, has been charged with operation of a motor vehicle while impaired (blood-alcohol concentration 80 plus) and operation of a motor vehicle causing bodily harm.
None of the allegations have been tested in court.
The investigation is ongoing.
Anyone who may have witnessed or has camera footage of the collision and has not spoken with police is asked to contact Orillia OPP at 1-888-310-1122. Information can also be provided anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or online.
