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Impaired charge laid after truck crashes into utility pole

Sault Ste. Marie Police were called to the 800 block of McNabb Street at around 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday
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A Hilton Beach resident is facing impaired driving charges after a pickup truck crashed into a utility pole.

Sault Ste. Marie Police were called to the 800 block of McNabb Street at around 10:30 p.m. on Wednesday.

Officers say the driver left the scene, but they were able to identify a suspect and grounds to believe they were impaired by alcohol at the time of the crash.

Dwayne Sweezey, 65, has been charged with:

• Operation while Impaired – Alcohol and/or Drug
• Dangerous Operation

None of the allegations have been tested in court and the accused is considered innocent until proven guilty.