Ajax man charged with impaired driving in Hwy. 401 crash east of Cobourg: Northumberland OPP

An Ajax, Ont., man faces impaired driving charges following a crash on Hwy. 401 east of Cobourg on Thursday night.

Northumberland OPP say around 7:15 p.m., an officer travelling westbound on the highway between Brighton and Colborne located a vehicle on its roof in the eastbound lanes just west of County Road 30.

OPP say the eastbound van struck a guardrail on the southside of the highway and then rolled, scattering debris across both eastbound lanes before landing on its roof near a concrete median.

Police determined the driver was impaired.

Raymond Neville, 39, of Ajax, was charged with two counts of impaired driving (alcohol and blood-alcohol concentration 80-plus).

He was released and is scheduled to appear in court in Cobourg in March.

2:12 Mother’s tribute to son killed by drunk driver

• Mother’s tribute to son killed by drunk driver
• Pickering man pleads guilty to impaired driving causing the death of 2 college students
• Spike belts used to stop driver travelling wrong way on Hwy. 115 in Peterborough
• Suspected impaired driver in fatal Mississauga crash to remain behind bars

Previous Video

Next Video