A Bruce Mines driver was arrested Saturday morning after police say they struck another vehicle while driving on Ansonia Road located north of Thessalon.
Jos Poirier, 52, faces charges of impaired driving and fail to remain after their "pickup truck took out the complainant's vehicle mirror and the rear driver's side tire that had exploded," says a news release issued by East Algoma OPP. "The complainant received non life-threatening injuries."
Full text of the release follows:
On Oct. 14, 2023, shortly after 10:30 a.m., members from the East Algoma OPP Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to report of a fail to remain motor vehicle collision on Ansonia Road in the Municipality of Huron Shores.
Investigation determined the complainant was driving on Ansonia Road when the complainant's vehicle was hit by a passing westbound pickup truck that was all over the road. The pickup truck took out the complainant's vehicle mirror and the rear driver's side tire that had exploded. The complainant received non life-threatening injuries.
Shortly after 11 a.m., police located and arrested the driver of the pickup truck at a residence on Ansonia Road. The pickup truck was later towed and impounded for seven days.
As a result, Jos Poirier, 52 years of age from Bruce Mines, was charged with:
• Operation while impaired - combined blood alcohol and blood drug concentration
• Failure to stop after accident
The accused is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Elliot Lake on Dec. 7, 2023.
Impaired driving is dangerous regardless of the source of impairment. Whether a driver is impaired by alcohol or drugs, impaired is impaired.
None of the allegations have been tested in court and Poirier is considered innocent unless proven guilty.