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Woman, 36, charged with impaired driving in crash near Parry Sound

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A 36-year-old woman is charged with speeding and impaired driving after a single-vehicle crash in the Parry Sound area sent her and a passenger to hospital.

Officers came upon the collision on Highway 518 in the Township of Seguin shortly after 10 p.m. Sunday, Ontario Provincial Police said in a news release.

Single-vehicle crash on Highway 518 in Seguin Township near Parry Sound. March 3/24 (Ontario Provincial Police)

Both the driver and a passenger sustained minor injuries in the crash and were taken to hospital.

The accused is a local woman who is charged with operation while impaired causing bodily harm, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing bodily harm, driving while suspended, stunt driving and two counts of failing to comply with a probation order.

She was released from custody and is scheduled to appear in court April 18.

The vehicle was impounded for seven days and she received a 90-day administrative driver's licence suspension.

A conviction of impaired driving causing bodily harm has a minimum prison sentence of two years with a penalty of up to 14 years if indicted, Thinkinsure said in an article online.

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