A 44-year-old man has been charged with impaired driving and for disobeying a railway crossing signal following a collision that involved a vehicle and a train in Springwater, Ont. on Sunday morning, OPP say.
At about 9:05 a.m., police, fire and paramedic crews responded to a collision involving a vehicle and a train on Vespra Valley Road, officers say.
According to police, an initial investigation found that a vehicle attempted to beat the activated lights at the railway crossing.
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Through further investigation, police say, officers determined that the driver was operating under the influence of alcohol.
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Michael Ohlschlager, 44, from Highland Grove has been charged with impaired driving and disobeying a railway crossing signal in relation to the incident, police say.
The accused is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Collingwood on Sept. 24.
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