OPP cruiser. (Photo courtesy of @OPP_WR via Twitter)OPP cruiser. (Photo courtesy of @OPP_WR via Twitter)
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Driver charged after pedestrian hit

Police have laid charges after a pedestrian was struck by a pick-up truck.

Perth County OPP were called on February 17 just after 10 a.m. alongside Perth County Paramedic Services to a collision on Mill Street West in the Township of Perth East. A pedestrian who was allegedly struck by a pick-up truck was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. As a result, the 71-year-old driver of the pick-up, a Milverton resident, was charged with careless driving cause bodily harm and failing to surrender license.

The accused was issued two Provincial Notices for the offences.

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