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Local driver faces impaired charge near Orillia

OPP received numerous complaints regarding a motorist on Highway 400 on Monday evening
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NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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On Oct. 10, 2022 shortly after 7:10 p.m., Orillia OPP were dispatched to multiple driving complaints from the motoring public on Highway 400 in the Township of Oro-Medonte. A member from the Huronia West Detachment of the OPP was nearby and conducted a traffic stop and subsequently arrested the driver.

As a result of the investigation, Paul Hamilton, age 38 of Elliot Lake, Ont., has been charged with:

  • Operation while impaired - alcohol and drugs, s. 320.14(1)(a)

The accused was released on an Appearance Notice and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Orillia, on Nov. 8, 2022.

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