NEWS RELEASE
SOUTH SIMCOE POLICE SERVICE
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INNISFIL, ON - A 37-year-old Barrie man is charged with careless driving and public intoxication after a single-vehicle collision in Innisfil.
On Thursday, July 27, 2018, just before midnight, South Simcoe Police Service received a call from a citizen for a single vehicle into the north ditch of Mapleview Drive at 20th Sideroad. The caller did not witness the crash. When officers arrived, they found a man walking westbound away from the vehicle.
As a result of investigation, the man was charged with public intoxication and careless driving.
Thank you to the citizen who chose to #MakeTheCall911 to report this crash. We are grateful to work in communities with concerned and engaged residents.
Members of the public are reminded that driving under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol is a crime in progress and to call 9-1-1 immediately
to report a suspected impaired driver.
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