(SPRINGWATER TOWNSHIP, ON)  - The Huronia West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged an individual with impaired driving related charges because of a traffic tip.

On June 25, 2025, shortly after 8:00 pm, Huronia West OPP officers responded to a traffic tip of a possible impaired driver in Springwater Township.

Officers were able to locate the vehicle on Horseshoe Valley Road West. During the interaction, officers formed grounds that the driver’s ability to operate a motor vehicle was impaired by alcohol, leading to an arrest. As a result of the investigation, Prasanth MAHENDRARAJAH, 33-year-old of Ajax, was arrested and has been charged with the following:

• Operation while Impaired - Alcohol and drugs
• Failure or Refusal to Comply with Demand

The accused is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice located in Collingwood on July 22, 2025, to answer to the charges.