(AMARANTH, ON) – Members of the Dufferin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged an Orangeville resident with impaired operation related offences as the result of a motor vehicle collision.
On October 12, 2024, at approximately 11:30 p.m., Dufferin OPP officers were dispatched to the area of County Road 12 in the Township of Amaranth for a single motor vehicle collision. Officers arrived on scene and located a motor vehicle in the ditch with no driver in sight along with a damaged hydro pole. After a brief search of the area, officers located a male hiding in a nearby ditch and were quickly led to an impaired driving investigation.
Richard REDFORD, a 44-year-old male, from Orangeville has been charged with:
• Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)
• Operation while impaired – alcohol and drugs
The accused individual is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Orangeville. Their driver’s licence was suspended 90 days, and their vehicle impounded for 7 days.
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