On Sunday around 9:30 p.m., officers of the Lennox and Addington (L&A) County OPP responded to a report of a motor vehicle collision at a school near Park Crescent and Briscoe Street in Amherstview.
Investigation revealed that a vehicle left the roadway and collided with a pole on a school yard. The driver suffered minor injuries in the collision. The driver was showing signs of impairment and was subsequently arrested and transported to detachment for processing.
As a result of the investigation L&A County OPP have charged a 45-year-old of Loyalist Township with:
- Operation while impaired – alcohol and drug;
- Operating a motor vehicle while over legal blood alcohol limit; and
- Dangerous operation of a motor vehicle.
The accused was released on an undertaking and is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Greater Napanee on Feb. 1. The accused’s licence was suspended for 90 days and the vehicle was impounded for seven days.