Beaver Staff
Officers with the Lennox and Addington County OPP were kept busy over the holiday weekend with 301 calls for service. As well, several motorists were charged.
- A 20 year old man found passed out behind the wheel of his pickup truck in the ditch in the Shannonville area just after 6 a.m. on Sunday faces charges. He has been charged with operation while impaired.
- A 36 year old male party was arrested in the parking lot of Napanee McDonald’s after several motorists complained about his driving. The male was given a three day driving suspension after failing a field sobriety test. The driver had his young child in the vehicle.
- A 31 year old Deseronto male faces careless driving and cannabis charges after colliding with a telephone pole on County Road 2 just after 8 a.m. on Saturday. The driver collided with a vehicle on County 2 and then ended up in the ditch, breaking a telephone pole in two.
- A 46 year old Belleville man faces impaired operation and stunt driving charges after being pulled over for travelling 153 km on Hwy 401 at 5 a.m. on Saturday. His vehicle was impounded for seven days as well.
- A 37 year old Quebec male faces charges after assaulting a cab driver on the 401 just after midnight on Sunday. He will appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Napanee at a later date.
- A six vehicle collision that caused delays on Hwy 401 westbound on Monday just before 3 p.m. sent two drivers to hospital with unspecified injuries. The collision required five tow trucks to clear the highway. A driver has been charged with careless operation under the Highway Traffic Act.
- On Monday, just before noon, a male party was charged with stunt driving after being stopped going 152 kilometres per hour. The driver additionally faces a cannabis charge.
- A 35 year old Woodbridge male was stopped travelling 152 km per hour on Hwy 401.
- A Quebec driver also lost the use of his vehicle for seven days, and is facing a court date for travelling 158 kilometres per hour on Hwy 401.
- A 22 year old Madoc male was charged with drive under suspension, no insurance, unauthorized plates, expired val tags, and had his vehicle seized for seven days after a traffic stop on Hwy 401 in Tyendinaga.
- A 39 year old male from Nottawa, On. faces numerous charges after a police stop on Hwy 401 near Napanee on Sunday around 3 a.m. Kingston Police had reported a suspect operating a stolen vehicle who was reported as impaired was observed leaving on the 401 westbound. L&A County OPP located the suspect vehicle and conducted a rolling block maneuver to safely stop the suspect. No injuries or damages to vehicles were reported. The driver faces several charges including refusal to provide a breath sample, theft of a motor vehicle and driving while prohibited.