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A 24-year-old man was killed when a suspected drunk driver plowed into the back of his car at an Oshawa intersection early Wednesday.

Durham Regional Police say a black Honda Civic was heading west on Taunton Rd., which has a posted speed limit of 60 km/hr, when it slammed into the rear of a silver Honda Civic at Thornton Rd. N. around 2 a.m.

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“Speed appears to have been a factor based on the debris field,” Const. George Tudos said Wednesday of the crash, which remains under investigation.

“We don’t know yet if the silver Honda was stopped at the traffic light, but there was clearly a speed difference between the two vehicles,” he said, adding investigators also believe alcohol was a factor in the collision.

Tudos said officers arrived at the scene and found the driver of the silver Honda with no vital signs.

“Officers performed CPR but despite their best efforts that driver was unfortunately pronounced dead later in hospital,” he said.

Tudos said the 24-year-old victim was a foreign exchange student, but his name has not been released.

The driver of the black Honda, a 36-year-old Oshawa man, was treated in hospital for his injuries and then taken into custody. His name was also not immediately released.

“Charges are pending,” Tudos said,

He urged anyone with information, including witnesses who have not yet spoken to investigators or anyone with dash cam video that might be helpful, to come forward to police.

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