Pickup truck involved in fiery crash outside Orillia pet store

A fiery crash resulted in charges for one driver in Orillia.

A truck fire outside a pet store in Orillia has left one man in hot water.

Provincial police and the Orillia fire department arrived at a pet store on Monarch Drive to find a white pickup truck on fire shortly before 2 p.m. Thursday.

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The truck sustained extensive damage.

An off-duty police officer had detained the driver until Orillia OPP officers arrived, who said they determined the man was impaired.

Pickup crashed and burned near pet store A pickup truck crashed and caught on fire in an Orillia mall Thu., April 24, 2025. Courtesy: Connor Earl Productions.

A 29-year-old Ramara Township man was charged with dangerous operation of a vehicle and driving while impaired.

He is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Orillia, to answer to the charges at a later date. As a result of the charges, his driver’s licence was suspended for 90 days, and vehicle was impounded for seven days.

Pickup truck fire in Orillia Driver crashes pickup truck in Orillia parking lot.