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Man charged with impaired driving following Oro-Medonte crash
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Man charged with impaired driving following Oro-Medonte crash

Three passengers in the other vehicle were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

A Barrie resident is facing multiple charges, including impaired driving, following a two-vehicle crash in Oro-Medonte.

Ontario Provincial Police were called to Forbes Road and Old Barrie Road around 6 p.m. Saturday.

Three passengers in the vehicle suffered non-life-threatening injuries and were taken to hospital.

Eyewitnesses told the police who arrived at the scene that the driver of the other vehicle left the scene on foot.

A canine team helped locate a suspect approximately 1.5 km from the collision.

Ryan O’Hara, 27, of Barrie, was charged with:

  • Operating While Impaired
  • Operating While Impaired – Blood Alcohol Concentration (80 plus)
  • Fail to Stay
  • Reckless Driving
  • Failure to Deliver the License
  • Non-Surrender Insurance

It was also learned that their driver’s license was confiscated for 90 days and the vehicle was confiscated for 7 days.