(LOYALIST TOWNSHIP, ON) The Lennox and Addington (L&A) County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged a driver with impaired driving related offences.
On September 20, 2024, just before 5:00 p.m., officers responded to a call of a two vehicle collision on Thorpe Road in Loyalist Township. The fire department and paramedic services were also called to the scene. There were two involved vehicles that collided head on with each other. There was only the drivers in each vehicle. A female driver was transported to hospital by paramedic services with minor injuries. Officers subsequently arrested the other Male driver who did not sustain any injuries for impaired driving and was transported back to the Napanee detachment for further testing.
As a result, John MAGILL, age 66, of Odessa was charged with:
Operation while impaired blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)
Dangerous operation causing bodily harm
Operation causing bodily harm
The accused was released from custody and is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Greater Napanee on October 8, 2024.