York Region police have identified the 40-year-old alleged impaired driver in a fatal two-car collision at about 7:20 p.m. on New Year’s Eve.

A 68-year-old man died at the scene of the collision between a white Hyundai Veloster and a white Toyota at Ninth Line and Elgin Mills Road, police said in a news release Thursday.

The accused was driving the Hyundai south on Ninth Line when he collided with the victim’s Toyota, York Region police Duty Insp. Christina Dawson said.

Both cars flipped over, she said, adding the drivers were the only occupants of the vehicles.

Due to an unspecified “interaction” between York Region police and the suspect vehicle, the Special Investigations Unit has been notified.

In a news release, the SIU said that at 7:15 p.m., a police officer was driving along Major Mackenzie Drive East when a Hyundai Veloster drove past her in the area of Kennedy Road.

“The officer proceeded to follow the vehicle,” the SIU report said, before the vehicle became involved in a collision.

Stanley Choy, 40, of Stouffville has been charged with impaired operation causing death, operating a vehicle with blood alcohol concentration 80 plus causing death, and dangerous operation of a vehicle causing death.

He has been remanded in custody and will appear in court again Monday.

Police didn’t release the identity of the victim.

Anyone with information on the collision or dash cam footage is asked to contact police.

While she didn’t have a final tally, Dawson said about seven drivers were charged with impaired driving in York Region on New Year’s Eve, which is above average compared to a usual night.

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In 2019, York Region police laid more than 1,700 charges for impaired-related driving offences.

“The number of drivers choosing to drive while impaired is showing no signs of decreasing,” police said in a news release.