Lisa BURGESS – Hit & Run, Drunk Driving

(DUFFERIN COUNTY) – Members of the Dufferin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged an Orton resident with impaired driving offences following a fail-to-remain collision.

On July 30, 2025, just before 11:00 p.m., Dufferin OPP officers responded to a fail-to-remain motor vehicle collision near County Road 109 and Highway 10 in the Town of Caledon. While en route, officers located the suspect vehicle and conducted a traffic stop in the Township of East Garafraxa. Upon speaking with the female driver, officers observed signs of impairment and initiated an impaired driving investigation.

Lisa BURGESS, a 52-year-old female, from Orton has been charged with:

•      Fail to remain

•      Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)

•      Fail to surrender insurance card

•      Fail to surrender permit for motor vehicle

•      Drive motor vehicle, no currently validated permit

•      Obstruct plate

The accused individual is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Orangeville. Their driver’s licence was suspended, and their vehicle impounded.

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