A 29-year-old man from Ramara Township is facing impaired and dangerous driving charges after his pickup truck caught fire outside a pet store in Orillia on Thursday afternoon. Emergency crews responded to the blaze on Monarch Drive around 2 p.m.
An off-duty officer detained the driver until police arrived and confirmed he was impaired. The truck was heavily damaged. The man’s licence has been suspended for 90 days, and his vehicle impounded for seven days. He will appear in court in Orillia at a later date.