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Lindsay Resident Charged After Police Receive Reports Of Pedestrians Almost Hit And Two Parked Vehicles Struck

KAWARTHA LAKES-A 27-years old Lindsay woman is facing charges after police received three calls from the public about an alleged dangerous driver.

On May 27, 2022, at 6:40 PM, a citizen contacted Kawartha Lakes Police after observing a motor vehicle drive onto a sidewalk, narrowly missing two pedestrians. Moments later, another person called police after observing the vehicle strike a parked car on Colborne Street. A third witness observed the same vehicle hit another parked vehicle on Pottinger Street. The vehicle failed to remain at either accident location according to police.

A short time late, officers say they located the suspect vehicle with extensive damage. A suspect was apprehended for impaired driving and returned to the police station for a breathalyzer examination.

27-year-old Jennifer Challice of Lindsay is charged with Operation While Impaired, Operation with a Blood Alcohol Concentration Over 80, and two counts of Failing to Remain at the Scene of an Accident.

 

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Pamela Vanmeer
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Pamela VanMeer is a two time winner of the prestigious Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) Award. Her investigative reports on abuse in Long Term Care Homes garnered international attention for the issue and won the Ron Laidlaw Award. She is a former reporter and anchor at CHEX News, now Global Peterborough and helped launch the New CHEX Daily, a daily half hour talk show. While at CHCH News in Hamilton she covered some of the biggest news stories of the day.

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