Woman charged after allegedly striking OPP cruiser on Hwy. 11 in Oro-Medonte

A 23-year-old Mississauga woman is facing impaired driving charges after her vehicle collided with an Ontario Provincial Police cruiser.

A 23-year-old Mississauga woman is facing impaired driving charges after her vehicle collided with an Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) cruiser early Sunday morning.

It happened just after 3 a.m. when an OPP officer was conducting traffic control along Highway 11 northbound, near Line 1 in Oro-Medonte.

Police reported that while the officer was in their vehicle the accused proceeded through the road closure colliding with the cruiser.

The officer was inside the vehicle at the time of the crash. They were transported to a local hospital and treated for minor injuries.

Officials say the driver was arrested at the scene and taken to the Orillia OPP detachment for further testing. She has been charged with operation while impaired of alcohol and drugs and operation while impaired with a blood alcohol concentration over 80.

Her driver’s licence has been suspended for 90 days, and her vehicle impounded for seven days. She is scheduled to appear before the courts at a later date.

The crash shut down Highway 11 northbound for several hours overnight while members of the OPP Technical Collision Investigation Unit remained on scene.

The highway has since reopened.

Police are asking anyone who witnessed the collision or has dashcam footage to contact the Orillia OPP at 1-888-310-1122, quoting occurrence number E251074936.