Driver faces careless driving charge after crash on Highway 417

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The driver of a vehicle that rear-ended a construction truck on Highway 417 shortly before midnight Tuesday has been charged with careless driving.

The crash occurred in the eastbound lanes of the highway between Parkdale and Rochester.

The driver told police they had been distracted by looking down at their GPS just before the crash.

Crash trucks are set up on road construction sites to protect workers from other vehicles.

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