(SOUTH FRONTENAC TOWNSHIP) On the 4th of March, 2016 at approximately 4:45pm, Frontenac OPP responded to a motorized snow vehicle collision in a field near Rosedale Road in the town of Sydenham, South Frontenac Township.
On police arrival a male passenger on the snow machine was being attended to by Ambulance Services and then transported to Kingston General Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
The 16 year old male driver of the snow machine was subsequently charged with:
-Driving While Ability Impaired – Motor Vehicle
-Driving with More than 80mgs of Alcohol in Blood
The youth was released on a Promise to Appear to attend Youth Justice Court in Kingston on the 29th of March 2016.
-On March 5th, 2016, at approximately 4:00 p.m. Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers received a call concerning a motorist that was driving in an erratic manner on Perth Road. Officers were nearby and within a few minutes they spotted the suspect vehicle, an older model SUV, travelling northbound on Perth Road. A traffic stop was initiated and the vehicle was subsequently stopped near the intersection of Rutledge Road and Perth Road.
Upon stopping the driver, the officers noted the driver had been drinking and was displaying several signs that his ability to drive was impaired by alcohol. As a result, the driver was placed under arrest. He was then transported to the Frontenac OPP Detachment where he provided two samples of his breath to a qualified Intoxilizer Technician. Both samples registered over the legal limit.
As a result, 22-year-old Matthew Richard RATZ from Perth Road Village has been charged with Drive Motor Vehicle – Over 80 Milligrams of Alcohol. He has been released from custody with a court appearance scheduled for the Ontario Court of Justice in Kingston on March 24, 2016. He was served with a 90 day automatic driver’s licence suspension and his motor vehicle was impounded for seven days.
-On March 6th, 2016 at approximately 5:55pm, OPP responded to a motorized snow machine collision on Collin’s Lake in South Frontenac Township.
The driver of the snow machine was approaching the shore and lost control. The snow machine came to an abrupt stop and he was catapulted in the air and struck a rock near the edge of the shore.
The 30 year old male driver of the snow machine was transported to Kingston General Hospital by ambulance with serious but non-life threatening injuries.
OPP investigated the incident and requested a blood demand of the driver at the hospital to determine the amount of alcohol in his blood. The investigation is continuing and charges may be pending.