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Charges pending against Newmarket man after vehicle crashes into Barrie house

Barrie police said the 26-year-old Newmarket driver was taken to a local hospital with minor injuries yesterday 

Charges are pending against a Newmarket man following yesterday's incident where a vehicle collided with the front of a house on Cundles Road East in the Barrie's north end, police said.

The afternoon crash remains under investigation. 

Barrie police responded to the scene at Cundles and Cartwright Drive shortly after 1:30 p.m. Police say the vehicle was travelling eastbound on Cundles when it left the road and struck the home, causing extensive structural damage.

On Thursday, Barrie police communications coordinator Jennett Mays said the driver, a 26-year-old Newmarket man, was taken to a local hospital with minor injuries. 

“There were individuals in the home at the time and they were uninjured,” Mays said.

The cause is still under investigation and charges are pending, she added. 

Police are asking anyone who witnessed Wednesday’s collision, or who may have dash-cam or security camera footage in the area from around that time, to email the investigator at [email protected].