A driver is facing Criminal Code (CC) charges after a two-vehicle collision in the Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment area. The incident occurred on February 9, around 1:00 a.m. on Highway 17 in Laurentian Hills. According to the OPP, a westbound pickup truck sideswiped an eastbound tractor trailer near Meilleurs Road. The driver of the pickup truck sustained minor injuries.
During the investigation, a Roadside Screening Device was used, and the driver was transported to the detachment for further testing. As a result, 79-year-old Gordon Stewart of Laurentian Hills was charged with operating a vehicle while impaired by alcohol and having a blood alcohol concentration over the legal limit of 80mg.
Stewart’s driver’s licence was suspended for 90 days, and his vehicle was towed and impounded for seven days. He was released and is scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Pembroke on March 10.
(Written by: Emma Butler)