(Napanee, ON)- On Tuesday, November 22, 2016 at 8:40 p.m. officers with the Napanee detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police were dispatched to a single vehicle roll-over collision involving a blue Dodge pick-up truck on Shannonville Road in Tyendinaga Township.
Officer’s enroute to the scene were updated that two males were seen getting out of the vehicle and had fled on foot.
An OPP Canine Unit, Emergency Response Team members and officers from Central Hastings OPP were dispatched to assist with containment and locating the men.
At 11:15 p.m., after tracking the suspects for several kilometres, the men were located by the Canine Unit between Moneymore Road and Tracey Road.
35 year-old Samuel KOCH of Tweed faces charges of Impaired Driving, Over 80 mgs, Fail to Remain at the Scene of a Collision, Possession of a Controlled Substance X 2 ( 46 grams marihuana/hash), Operating a Motor Vehicle without Insurance, Driving without a Validated Permit, and Being a Novice Driver having a BAC above zero.
22 year-old Alex KOCH of Tweed faces charges of Resisting a Peace Officer and Possession of Marihuana over 30 grams.
Both men were released on a Promise to Appear and are scheduled to attend the Ontario Court of Justice in Napanee on December 27, 2016.