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abia rIiar4ptoîî Milton's Community Newspaper Sînce 1860 878-7171l M B Oaftarl SL I R E AL E ST AT E See what's on the market inside S PO0RT S Capitals close out IceHawks www.itoncanadiancharmpion.com C O M M U N 1 T Y Fundraiser to keep research going -MTO A e- ln ei ru ulcto Vol. 146 No.0 99 Oüs y F - 2 0 007 44Pae ICY RESCUE: Firefighter Walter Gaetan uses ice awls to claw his way out of the frigid water of the Mili Pond recently as part of the Milton Fire Department's annual ice rescue training. GRAHAM PAINEI CANADIAN CHAMPION ý,Drunk driving charges laid in fatal crash 21 -year-old charged in Regional R£L 25 crash that killed 48-year-old Orangeville mni Feb. 2 By Stephanie Thiessen CANADIAN CHAMPION STAFF" A Milton man involved in a fatal collision earlier this month * as been charged with drunk * drivîng causîng death and released on bail. Police arrested 21-year-old Alvaro Diaz Sunday and laid numerous charges in connection wîth the horrific accident, whîch occurred Febniary 2 on Regional Road 25, south of No. 5 Sideroad. A bail hcaring xvas hield yester- day morning ai the Ontario C ourt of justice in Milton. Diaz lias beenl charged wîîh impaired dniving causîing deaîh. dangerous driving causîng deaîh, havmng over the legal lîmît of alco- bol in his blood, dniving with alcohol above zero wsth a G2 licence and using unauthorized licence plates. A sîocky young man wîth short brown hair ancl glasses. Diaz wore running shoes, buose-fit blue jeans and a blue and burgundy parents, who sat near the front of the courtroom when not at the wvitness stand. His parents wcre designated as sureties, and stand to lose $30,000 if their son breaches any of his bail conditions. The conditions include that Alv aro live wiîh bis parents and bc at home between 9 p.m. and 6 arn. Hes prohîbited from dniving and can't sit in the front passenger seat of any vehicle. He inust also abstain [rom pos- sessing, purchasing or consuming any alcohol or aîtending bars or restaurants that seli alcohol. And hie needs to check in at the Milton The night of the collision, Diaz was driving bis Toy ota 4-Runner north on Regional Road 25 when iî struck head-on a Toyota Corolla traveling in the opposite direction just before 3 a.m. Both drivers were taken to Milton District H-ospital where 48-year-old Michael McDonald of Orangeville was pronounced dead a short time later. Diaz was released after being treated for minor injuries. He'l make bis next court appearance March 20 in Milton. Stephanie Thiessen cari bc reachcd ai sthiesscn@Pmiltonuiriadi- CHAMPION couNTRY A13 CLASSIFIED A23 www.miltoncanadianchampion.como www.miltontoyota.com 7ORUDO www.gorrudsautogroup.com shirt. He seldom looked at bis police station weekly. anchampion.com. PlWallac Today's Champion OPINION A6 HIGH SCHOL REPOiRT A9 DATELINE All