NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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On April 23, 2021 at 9:41 a.m. Grey Bruce Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a serious multi-vehicle collision on Highway 6 and 21, on the Sunset Strip, in the Township of Georgian Bluffs.
A tractor trailer had collided with three passenger vehicles in the intersection of Highway 6 and 21 and the entrance to the Grey County Mall.
OPP officers arrested the transport driver for impaired driving and other offences.
Two injured drivers were transported to hospital for treatment of serious, but non-life threatening injuries.
As a result of this investigation, Grey Bruce OPP have charged Michael Taylor, 60, of Markham, with the following offences:
- Operation of a motor vehicle while impaired, causing bodily harm, section 320.14(2) Criminal Code of Canada (CCC)
- Dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing bodily harm, section 320.13(2) CCC
- Failure or refusal to comply with demand, section 320.15(1) CCC
- Possession of a Schedule 1 substance, section 4(1) Controlled Drugs and Substance Act
The accused's vehicle was towed and impounded. The accused must attend the Ontario Court of Justice in Owen Sound on May 27, 2021.
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