FORT FRANCES – A collision with a fire hydrant resulted in criminal charges for an impaired driver early Friday morning in Fort Frances.
Members of the Fort Frances detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police responded to a single vehicle collision in the Williams Avenue and East Fifth Street area of town at approximately 12:30 a.m. on Jan. 3.
An investigation determined that the driver was impaired by a substance. The driver was transported to the Fort Frances detachment for further investigation.
A Drug Recognition Evaluation was completed which confirmed that the driver was impaired. The driver was found to be in violation of a curfew.
A 33-year-old from Fort Frances was charged with one count of impaired operation by alcohol or drug, one count of dangerous operation, and one count of fail to comply with a judicial release order.
The accused driver’s licence was suspended for 90 days and the vehicle was impounded for seven days.
The accused was scheduled to appear in the Fort Frances Ontario Court of Justice on Monday for a bail hearing.
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