(ALNWICK-HALDIMAND TWP, ON) –On April 7, 2016 at 11:00pm the Northumberland detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a complaint of a van that had driven into a ditch on County Road 2 near Brookside Road in Alnwick-Haldimand Township.
Upon arrival, officers noted that four guide posts had been damaged when the van left the roadway. The driver of the van was identified and showed signs of being impaired by the consumption of alcohol. He was arrested and taken to the Brighton detachment for further tests.
As a result of these tests, Gary Edward COWIN age 32 of Colborne, Ontario is charged with Impaired Care & Control of a motor vehicle. He was released and is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Cobourg on April 27, 2016.