NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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SPRINGWATER TWP. — On Jan. 4, 2022 just after 7 p.m., the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Central Region Communications Centre received several calls from motorists who reported seeing a vehicle travelling northbound in the southbound lanes of Highway 400 south of Horseshoe Valley Road in Springwater Township.
Officers from both the Huronia West and Orillia OPP Detachments responded in an attempt to locate the wrong-way vehicle. As this vehicle proceeded northbound, it subsequently struck a southbound vehicle head-on.
Springwater Fire Department and Simcoe County Paramedic Services also attended the collision, which was located just north of Horseshoe Valley Road.
Upon speaking with the driver of the northbound vehicle, police entered into a drinking and driving investigation. The driver was arrested and transported to hospital by ambulance with serious injuries.
Highway 400 southbound was closed for several hours while OPP members trained in collision reconstruction measured and investigated the scene.
The investigation is continuing at this time.
Any witnesses are asked to contact the Huronia West OPP detachment at 1-888-310-1122.
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