Officers from the Caledon Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged a Brampton resident after a collision in Caledon on Sunday.
On Sunday, January 14, 2024, shortly after 12:00 p.m., Caledon OPP received a report of a two-vehicle motor vehicle collision at the intersection of Healey Road and Coleraine Drive, in the Town of Caledon. During the course of the investigation, officers established the identifying information of the fail to remain vehicle involved and identified the driver of the motor vehicle. After locating the driver, officers formed grounds that the driver’s ability to operate a motor vehicle was impaired by alcohol and was subsequently arrested.
As a result, MELINA RAGGIUNTI-BROWN, 24, of Brampton, was charged with:
·        Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)
·        Fail to Remain
The driver is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Orangeville on Thursday, February 1, 2024, to answer to the charges. Additionally, the driver’s vehicle was impounded for a period of 7 days, and their driver’s licence suspended for a period of 90 days.
Caledon OPP would like to take this opportunity to remind motorists that no amount of alcohol or drugs in your system is safe when driving. If you plan on drinking or consuming drugs, plan to not drive. Instead, arrange for a designated driver, take a taxi or public transit, or come up with another plan that takes impaired driving out of the picture. If you suspect that someone is driving while impaired by alcohol or drugs, it is important to call 9-1-1 to report it.
You can also provide information anonymously by contacting Peel Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or online at www.peelcrimestoppers.ca. When you contact Crime Stoppers, you stay anonymous, and you never have to testify.
For more information about the penalties of driving impaired, visit:Â https://www.ontario.ca/
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