CALEDONIA—On March 6, 2022 at 8:38 p.m., the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Haldimand County Detachment and Haldimand County Fire Services responded to a motor vehicle collision involving three vehicles at Highway 6 and Haldimand Road 66 near Caledonia. No one involved in the collision sustained any injuries.
While speaking with the driver that caused the collision, signs of alcohol consumption were detected.
The driver was transported to the closest OPP detachment for additional testing.
As a result, a 79-year-old of Caledonia is charged with the following offences:
- Driving a motor vehicle while impaired,
- Driving a motor vehicle with more than 80 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood,
- Failure to Stop After Accident,
- Careless Driving,
- Fail to Report Accident.
The driver’s licence was suspended for 90 days and the vehicle was impounded for seven days.
The accused is to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Cayuga at a later date to answer to the charges.
