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Ajax woman charged with impaired driving following hit-and-run in Ramara, Ont.

OPP have charged a woman following a hit-and-run collision in Ramara Township, Ont.
OPP have charged a woman following a hit-and-run collision in Ramara Township, Ont. Global News File

A 41-year-old woman from Ajax has been charged with impaired driving after a reported hit-and-run in Ramara Township, Ont., on Tuesday afternoon, OPP say.

On July 2, at about 2:40 p.m., officers responded to a collision on Highway 12 involving a pickup truck and a motorcycle.

The pickup truck reportedly fled the scene, but police say officers were able to locate it and arrest the driver.

Vanessa Mitchell, 41, of Ajax, was charged with operation of a vehicle while impaired causing bodily harm, operation of a vehicle while impaired, failure to remain, driving a vehicle with an unsealed liquor bottle and having control of a vehicle with cannabis readily available, police say.

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According to OPP, Mitchell was released on a promise to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice on July 30.

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The investigation is ongoing.

Witnesses or anyone with information regarding the incident can contact the Orillia OPP at 705-326-3536 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477.

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