An Ontario Provincial Police officer is facing a traffic charge in connection with an incident back in August.
Police say the officer was driving a marked police cruiser on Muskoka Road North in Gravenhurst when the vehicle hit a child riding a bike.
The 10-year-old was taken to hospital, treated for minor injuries and released.
Police say the OPP cruiser was turning into a parking lot when it struck the child's bike.
The officer, who is a 10-year member of the OPP, is charged with not making a safe turn as per the Highway Traffic Act.
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Bracebridge Detachment OPP officer charged after child hit by cruiser
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OPP officer charged following August collision involving 10-year-old cyclist in Gravenhurst
An OPP officer has been charged following an August collision that took place in Gravenhurst and involved a 10-year-old cyclist, police say.
The 10-year member of the OPP has been charged with not turning safely, according to officers.
On Aug. 8, a northbound OPP cruiser was turning into a commercial parking lot when a crash occurred between the vehicle and a young cyclist travelling south on the sidewalk, police say.
At the time, the 10-year-old boy was transported to a local hospital with minor injuries.
He was treated and subsequently released.
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The 10-year member of the OPP has been charged with not turning safely, according to officers.
On Aug. 8, a northbound OPP cruiser was turning into a commercial parking lot when a crash occurred between the vehicle and a young cyclist travelling south on the sidewalk, police say.
At the time, the 10-year-old boy was transported to a local hospital with minor injuries.
He was treated and subsequently released.
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OPP officer charged after child hit by cruiser in August
An Ontario Provincial Police officer is facing a traffic charge in connection with an incident back in August.
Police say the officer was driving a marked police cruiser on Muskoka Road North in Gravenhurst when the vehicle hit a child riding a bike.
The 10-year-old was taken to hospital, treated for minor injuries and released.
Police say the OPP cruiser was turning into a parking lot when it struck the child's bike.
The officer, who is a 10-year member of the OPP, is charged with not making a safe turn as per the Highway Traffic Act.
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Police say the officer was driving a marked police cruiser on Muskoka Road North in Gravenhurst when the vehicle hit a child riding a bike.
The 10-year-old was taken to hospital, treated for minor injuries and released.
Police say the OPP cruiser was turning into a parking lot when it struck the child's bike.
The officer, who is a 10-year member of the OPP, is charged with not making a safe turn as per the Highway Traffic Act.
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OPP officer charged months after crash involving cyclist
GRAVENHURST, Ont. — A provincial police officer has been charged in a crash involving a police cruiser and a cyclist this summer.
Ontario Provincial Police say the collision took place Aug. 8 in Gravenhurst, Ont.
They say a marked OPP cruiser was turning into a parking lot when it collided with a cyclist.
Investigators say a 10-year member of the force has been charged under the Highway Traffic Act with making an unsafe turn.
https://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/c ... ng-cyclist
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Ontario Provincial Police say the collision took place Aug. 8 in Gravenhurst, Ont.
They say a marked OPP cruiser was turning into a parking lot when it collided with a cyclist.
Investigators say a 10-year member of the force has been charged under the Highway Traffic Act with making an unsafe turn.
https://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/c ... ng-cyclist
http://www.pentictonherald.ca/news/nati ... 47366.html
https://www.sootoday.com/ontario-news/o ... st-1779516
https://beta.canada.com/pmn/news-pmn/ca ... b043/html/
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OPP officer charged following collision with cyclist
BRACEBRIDGE - Members of the Bracebridge Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) investigated a collision between a marked OPP vehicle and a 10-year-old cyclist on Muskoka Road North in Gravenhurst on Aug. 8, 2019.
The northbound OPP vehicle was turning into a commercial parking lot when the collision occurred between the police cruiser and the cyclist.
As a result of the investigation, a 10-year member of the OPP has been charged with Turn - not in safety as per section 142(1) of the Highway Traffic Act (HTA).
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The northbound OPP vehicle was turning into a commercial parking lot when the collision occurred between the police cruiser and the cyclist.
As a result of the investigation, a 10-year member of the OPP has been charged with Turn - not in safety as per section 142(1) of the Highway Traffic Act (HTA).
https://www.barrietoday.com/police-beat ... st-1779152
https://www.orilliamatters.com/police-b ... st-1777954
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