Barrie Police got assistance from a citizen who contacted them around 10 p.m. on Wednesday about a suspected impaired driver.
The citizen reported that the motorist swerved onto a lawn on Penetang Street, hit a hydro pole and then continued to a home in the area of Cundles Road East and Daphne Crescent.
Officers dropped by and noticed a vehicle parked in the driveway with fresh damage to the front left corner.
Police asked the driver to provide a breath sample, which he allegedly refused to do.
A 30-year-old Barrie man was charged with:
- failure or refusal to comply with a demand
- impaired operation
- fail to remain
- dangerous operation of a motor vehicle
The man's driver's licence has been suspended for 90 days and his vehicle is in the impound for a week.