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Two charged after separate collisions involving stolen vehicles near Perth, Ont.

Peterborough County OPP arrested a city resident for impaired driving north of Peterborough on Aug. 22, 2023. The Canadian Press file

Investigations into two separate collisions have ended in charges for two people from Quebec.

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Ontario Provincial Police say just before 6:30 a.m. on March 1, officers attended a single-vehicle collision on Highway 7 in Drummond-North Elmsley Township near Perth.

Later, police attended a collision on Cemetery Side Road in Beckwith Township.

While investigating the collisions, officers found that both vehicles had been reported stolen.

Jason Schulze, 18, and a 15-year-old, both from Montreal, Que., were arrested and charged with the dangerous operation of a vehicle, possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000, obstructing a police officer and possessing an automobile master key.

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Police say both accused were further charged with failing to remain, in accordance with the Highway Traffic Act, and the 15-year-old was also charged with driving without a licence.

Schulze is scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Perth on April 24.

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