(Tweed) – On October 22, 2016 at 2:40 p.m. a pickup truck struck a parked vehicle in the LCBO parking lot on Bridge Street West in the Municipality of Tweed. An off duty police officer was alerted to the collision by a witness and he subsequently followed the pickup truck south on Highway# 37 while responding officers were on route.
A vehicle stop was initiated on Lost Channel Road where the driver of the pickup truck was placed under arrest for Impaired Driving. The driver struggled with the officer and he attempted to leave in his truck.
As a result 58 year old Kevin MCMAHON of Tweed, ON was charged with Impaired Driving, Driving with More than 80mg of Alcohol in Blood, Resist Peace Officer and Fail to Stop at Scene of Accident. He will appear in Ontario Court of Justice Belleville on December 1, 2016.
