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Stouffville man charged with impaired in collision that injured 4 children

Stouffville Road was closed for several hours yesterday morning following the two-car collision
YRP crime scene police car
Supplied photo/York Regional Police

NEWS RELEASE
YORK REGIONAL POLICE
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Impaired driving charges have been laid and children injured following a collision that closed Stouffville Road for several hours.

On Thursday, April 4, 2019, at 8:20 a.m., York Regional Police were called to a serious two-vehicle collision that occurred on Stouffville Road, between Kennedy Road and McCowan Road in the Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville.

In one of the vehicles, officers found an adult female driver along with four children, a 13-year-old, two 12-year-olds and a 7-year-old who were all taken to hospital suffering from injuries.

A 47-year-old male driver, who was the single occupant in the other vehicle, had to be extricated. He was placed under arrest for impaired driving and transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Charged:

  • Kai Ming (Calvin) Lo, 47, Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville

Charges:

  • Impaired driving
  • 80 plus
  • Impaired operation cause bodily harm x4

Mr. Lo is scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Newmarket on April 23, 2019.

 “Five innocent people, four of them being children, narrowly escaped this collision with their lives yesterday morning due to (a driver charged with impaired),” said Chief Eric Jolliffe. “Our community must come together to end impaired driving. If you know that someone is about to drive while impaired call 9-1-1 and please do the same if you spot a suspected impaired driver on our roads. Your call will save lives.”

York Regional Police thanks members of the community for helping us stop and arrest impaired drivers by calling 9-1-1. We consider these incidents a life-threatening crime in progress and will continue to respond to these calls. So far in 2019, more than 600 calls to 9-1-1 have helped to safely remove impaired drivers from our roads, which has led to more than 300 impaired-related criminal charges being laid.

The legal consequences of an impaired driving charge can include roadside vehicle impoundment and automatic driver’s licence suspension, as well as further consequences imposed by the courts, including longer licence suspensions, large fines and in some cases, jail time.

We are reminding drivers that York Regional Police conducts RIDE spot checks year round and that our officers are always watching for suspected impaired drivers. We also continue to encourage citizens to call 9-1-1 if you spot a suspected impaired driver.

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