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Man charged with impaired driving following collision
October 17, 2024 · 0 Comments
Officers from the Dufferin Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged an Orangeville man with impaired operation after he was involved in a motor vehicle collision.
Dufferin OPP officers responded to a collision in the area of County Road 10 and Blind Line in the Mono on Sept. 8, at approximately 9:45 p.m.
Police arrived on scene and were quickly led into an impaired driving investigation.
As a result of the investigation, Richard Fairbairn, a 50-year-old male from Orangeville, has been charged with Failure or refusal to comply with demand and Operation while impaired – alcohol and drugs.
Fairbairn is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Orangeville, to answer to the charges at a later date. Their driver’s licence was suspended for 90 days, and their vehicles impounded for a period of 7 days.
None of Fairbairn’s charges have been proven in court.
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