(MORRIS-TURNBERRY, ON) – A 23 year old driver is facing charges after he slammed his vehicle into a hydro pole on Browntown Road and then he failed to remain at the scene of the collision. On Sunday, October 5, 2014 at 7:23 p.m. Huron County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers were notified of the collision through Hydro One staff. An investigation commenced and police were able to determine a driver of a westbound Dodge Durango left the roadway and struck a hydro pole in the north ditch. The impact of the collision snapped the hydro pole, shorted out the hydro wires and knocked power out to several residences along Browntown Road.
Police were able to identify the involved driver and vehicle from the collision and have since laid charges. Steven KEUPFER, 23, from Huron East has been charged with Careless Driving, Fail to Remain and Fail to Report Accident. He will have to attend Provincial Offences Court at a later date to answer to the charges.