Driver charged, 1 dead in single-vehicle crash near Newboro

One man is dead and another faces charges following a single-vehicle crash near Newboro, Ont.

In a news release, members of the OPP’s Leeds County detachment said the collision happened on Tuesday around 5:30 p.m.

Rideau Lakes OPP officers responded to the scene at Narrow Lock Road between Swan Lane and McCann Road in North Crosby Township.

Police said three people were in the vehicle when the crash took place.

David Werry, 63, one of the passengers, was transported to hospital by ambulance. He was pronounced dead at the hospital, according to OPP. Police also said the driver, 59-year-old Graham Beaton, of Ottawa, and the other passenger, a 23-year-old, were taken to hospital with unknown injuries.

According to police, Beaton was arrested and charged with impaired driving causing death and driving with more than 80 milligrams of alcohol in his blood.

Police said he was released on a promise to appear in court and is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Brockville at a later date.

Police added that the stretch of road where the collision occurred was closed for several hours while police investigated. It reopened at around 4 a.m. Wednesday.

OPP continue to investigate the case.