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OPP officer charged following collision with cyclist

Northbound OPP vehicle was turning into commercial parking lot when incident occurred, police say
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NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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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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