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Driver faces impaired charge after fatal Vaughan crash involving motorcyclist

An officer and a York Regional Police cruiser at the service's Richmond Hill station. File / Global News

York Regional Police say a man is facing an impaired driving charge after a fatal crash involving a motorcycle rider in Vaughan on Monday.

Police said the crash happened just after midnight at Highway 7 and Jane Street.

A 55-year-old man riding the motorcycle was pronounced dead in hospital, police said.

The driver of the Honda Civic involved in the crash, 21-year-old Nicholas Fiorucci from Bolton, has been charged with impaired driving over 80 mg, police said.

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Police told Global News more charges may be laid but the investigation is still ongoing.

Investigators said the driver sustained minor injuries from the crash and stayed at the scene.

Police said the intersection was closed overnight but has since reopened.

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