Colin QUIN Facing Numerous Charges After Wrong Way Incident

(OTTAWA, ON) – Members of the Ottawa Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have laid impaired driving related charges against an individual from Ottawa, after the driver collided with another vehicle while driving the wrong way on Highway 417.

Shortly before 11:00 p.m. on October 19, Ottawa OPP members received multiple reports of a vehicle travelling the wrong way on Highway 417. The vehicle was travelling westbound in the eastbound lanes, near Panmure Rd. in Ottawa’s west end. The vehicle then collided with another motorist. The driver of the vehicle that was struck suffered minor injuries. Officers suspected the driver of the wrong way vehicle had been consuming alcohol. A roadside screening device was utilized and the driver was brought back to detachment for further testing. The driver registered more than three times the legal limit. 

As a result, Colin QUIN, 32 years of age, faces the following charges:

• Operation while impaired – alcohol and drugs
• Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)
• Dangerous operation
• Fail to stop after accident
• Drive wrong way – divided highway
• Drive motor vehicle, no currently validated permit
• Drive motor vehicle with open container of liquor

The accused had his driver licence suspended for 90-days and had his vehicle impounded for seven days. He is set to appear in an Ontario Court of Justice in Ottawa at a later date.

The OPP would like to thank all individuals who continue to report impaired drivers.

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