A female pedestrian was taken to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries after Barrie police said she was struck by a vehicle at the intersection of Sunnidale Road and Wellington Street West.
Officers were alerted to the collision around 9 p.m. on Wednesday and arrived within five minutes, where they found lying in the intersection. The driver remained at the scene.
As officers spoke with the driver, police said he was unable to provide valid documentation, and saw him moving items around in the centre console and the front passenger seat area.
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"Officers also noted the male driver showed obvious signs of impairment, including constricted pupils, slow, deliberate movements, and slurred speech," police said in a media release.
Officers arrested the driver and took him to police headquarters.
A 56-year-old from Barrie was charged with drug possession (methamphetamine), operation of a vehicle causing bodily harm, operating a vehicle without insurance, failure to surrender a licence, and failure to surrender a permit for a vehicle.
The driver's licence was suspended for 90 days, and the vehicle was impounded for seven days.
