Oshawa man charged with impaired driving following morning crash in Port Hope: police

An Oshawa man is facing impaired driving charges following a crash on Saturday morning in Port Hope.

According to the Port Hope Police Service, around 11 a.m. a northbound vehicle on Ontario Street left the road and struck a hydro pole.

The lone occupant was taken to Northumberland Hills Hospital in Cobourg for minor injuries and released, police said Monday.

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Police also determined the driver was involved in an earlier physical altercation with another man as a result of a driving complaint.

Jordan Collins, 27, of Oshawa, was arrested and charged with impaired operation of a motor vehicle, possession of a controlled substance and failing to properly wear a seatbelt.

On Sunday, police additionally charged Collins with prescription fraud after he allegedly altered a prescription and attempted to fill it at a pharmacy on Sunday.

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