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Man faces impaired driving charges after collision with OPP cruiser in Tyendinaga Township

A Prince Edward County resident faces impaired driving charges after colliding with an OPP cruiser on Highway 49 on Jan. 3. Don Mitchell / Global News

Ontario Provincial Police have laid several charges after they say a driver rammed into an OPP cruiser on Highway 49 in Tyendinaga Township on Friday.

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Prince Edward County resident Brennan David Markland, 30, faces charges of impaired driving, driving with cannabis readily available and operating a motor vehicle without insurance.

According to an OPP news release, officers observed Markland driving in “an erratic manner” at around 1:30 a.m.

OPP stopped Markland after he allegedly intentionally collided with the responding officer’s vehicle.

Markland faces a licence suspension for 90 days and his vehicle will be impounded for seven days. He is scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Napanee at a later date.

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