Cole RAMSAY Vs Crash Truck – One Arrested

(NORTH GRENVILLE, ON) – A crash which temporarily closed part of Highway 416 has resulted in impaired driving charges.

Officers with the Grenville Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a collision shortly after 9:00 p.m. on Monday, October 27, 2025, on the southbound lanes of the highway, just south of the Rideau River.

A pick-up truck had collided with a parked construction site “crash truck”.

North Grenville firefighters and Leeds-Grenville Paramedics were also called to the location.

The driver of the pick-up was transported to hospital as a precaution and the paramedics also checked on the operator of the crash truck, but no serious injuries were reported.

As a result of the investigation, Cole RAMSAY, age 24 of Iroquois has been charged with:

• Dangerous operation
• Operation while impaired – alcohol
• Operation while impaired-blood concentration (80 plus)
• Driving a vehicle with liquor readily available
• Driving a vehicle with an open container of liquor

The accused has been released from custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Brockville on November 14, 2025. The individual’s driver’s licence has been suspended for 90 days, and the vehicle was impounded for seven days.

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