NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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TOWN OF NEW TECUMSETH, ADJALA-TOSORONTIO AND ESSA TOWNSHIPS - Members of the Nottawasaga Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), responded to a two vehicle collision on Highway 89 Innisfil.
On Jan. 24, 2022 at approximately 6 p.m., police responded to a collision involving a truck and a dump truck. The truck driver was transported to a local hospital as a precaution and cleared medically a short time later.
As a result of the investigation, the truck driver, a 73-year-old male, John Lacroix of Innisfil, was arrested and charged with the following:
• operation while impaired - alcohol
• operation while impaired - blood alcohol concentration - 80 plus
The accused had his driver's licence suspended for 90 days and vehicle impounded for seven days.
The accused is scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Bradford on March 3, 2022.
Everyone has a role to play in keeping our roads safe. If you plan on drinking or consuming drugs, plan to not drive. Instead, arrange for a designated driver, take a taxi or public transit, or come up with another plan that takes impaired driving out of the picture. Citizens are also encouraged to call police if they suspect that someone is driving while impaired by alcohol or drugs. These measures can go a long way in keeping impaired drivers off our roads.
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