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A single vehicle accident within the limits of the Town of Snow Lake caused a considerable amount of damage to the automobile as well as to a park fence that it struck. Corporal Bob MacKnight of the Snow Lake RCMP stated that at approximately 3:45 a.m., on Saturday, October 9th, police responded to a complaint of a single vehicle accident at the Sunset Bay Park on Lipsey Dr. "Evidence, at the scene, revealed that the suspect vehicle had been East bound on Lakeshore Dr., and traveling at an excessive rate of speed," explained the Corporal. "The driver failed to negotiate a right turn onto Lipsey Dr. and lost control of the vehicle as it traveled across the road and onto the gravel shoulder. The momentum of the vehicle was sufficient that it collided with the chain link fence, traveling a distance of approximately 400 feet, before finally coming to rest at the base of a swing set." The officer added that neither the driver nor his passenger suffered any injury as the result of the collision. "The suspect in this matter will be charged with Impaired Driving as well as a number of other related offences," said MacKnight. "It is estimated that the total costs as the result of this accident will be in excess of $5,000," he added.
