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Impaired charge laid after weird accident in Huntsville

Witnesses reported the vehicle drove up on a curb, crossed both lanes of traffic, through a neighbour's yard, and then collided with a parked car
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Huntsville OPP has arrested and charged a woman with impaired driving after responding to an unusual accident there last week.

On November 20 at 8 p.m., police were dispatched to an accident on West Road. Witnesses reported the vehicle drove up on a curb, crossed both lanes of traffic, through a neighbour's yard, and then collided with a parked car.

The investigation revealed the driver to be driving a vehicle while impaired.

Karen Skipworth, 77, of Port Sydney, is charged with "Operation while impaired" and "Failing to stop after an accident."

Sipworth is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Bracebridge on January 7, 2025 at 9 a.m.