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Senior charged with impaired driving after stop in Bradford

Police say a fuel truck travelling south was hit by a northbound car that crossed into the southbound lane. Nick Westoll / File / Global News

A man has been charged after police received a complaint of a suspected impaired driver at a business in Bradford.

According to South Simcoe police, on Dec. 16 at around 8:40 p.m., officers found a suspected impaired driver in the parking lot of a grocery store on Melbourne Drive. Officers saw a man exit the store and drive off.

According to police, the vehicle was pulled over and officers detected an odour of alcohol.

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Police say the driver was taken to the South Division for additional testing.

Officers say 70-year-old Jorma Hogbacka from Bradford was charged with impaired driving and driving with more than 80 milligrams of alcohol in his blood.

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