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Published July 24, 2025

Citizen tip leads SSP to suspected impaired driver in Innisfil

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A citizen alerted South Simcoe Police (SSP) shortly after 8 p.m. on Wednesday about a possible impaired driver at Innisfil Beach Park in Innisfil.

After receiving the report, police say they located a truck travelling westbound on Innisfil Beach Road near the intersection of 25 Sideroad.

"Police observed the vehicle to be swerving across the lanes of the roadway," SSP stated in a news release.

Officers conducted a traffic stop and detected the odour of alcohol from the driver's breath.

A 43-year-old man from King was arrested and charged with impaired driving.

His driver's licence was suspended, and his vehicle was impounded.

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