Driver blows 3x legal alcohol limit following single-vehicle crash in Ottawa Valley: OPP

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A 62-year-old Bonnechere Valley Township man facing impaired driving charges following a single-vehicle crash in the Ottawa Valley registered more than three times the legal blood alcohol limit, according to police.

Ontario Provincial Police responded to a crash on Highway 41, near Micksburg Road, in North Algona-Wilberforce Township on Wednesday afternoon.

“As part of the investigation, a Roadside Screening Device was utilized, and the driver was transported to the detachment for further testing,” the OPP said in a media release. “Test results were more than three times the legal blood alcohol limit.”

The driver was not seriously injured.

The driver is facing charges of operation while impaired – alcohol and operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration 80 mg plus.

Police say the accused had their driver’s licence suspended for 90 days and their vehicle impounded for seven days.