Impaired driver charged after collision in a Brant construction zone

One person faces four charges after the OPP investigated a single-vehicle collision that occurred early Sunday morning in Brant.

Police responded to a reported collision in a construction zone on Brant Rd. near German School Rd. around 1 a.m. where they found a sole passenger in the vehicle.

The driver was later located after residents in the area called police about an unknown person on their property.

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There were no reported injuries in the collision.

Police have arrested and charged Claudio Luigi Saggese, 29, of Brantford with four charges including operation while impaired with a blood alcohol concentration of 80 plus and failure to remain at the scene.

Saggese has been released from custody and is expected to appear in court at a later date.

OPP reminds drivers to report any suspected impaired drivers by contacting police immediately.

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