OPP officer charged after cruiser knocks down traffic light

The OPP sign is shown outside a detachment. (FILE Image)

An OPP constable has been charged after her cruiser crashed in Aberfoyle earlier this week.

According to an OPP press release, the officer was turning from Wellington Road 24 onto Wellington Road 46 on Tuesday, when the vehicle hit a traffic light pole in the centre median.

The pole was knocked down and the cruiser significantly damaged, but the driver was not hurt.

Const. Jennifer Tschanz is charged with making an unsafe turn under the Highway Traffic Act.