A driver who ended up taking his car for a dip in the Rideau River on Tuesday evening is facing multiple charges, provincial police say.
The OPP’s Ottawa detachment said it responded to a call at 5:10 p.m. on Tuesday about a vehicle travelling westbound on Highway 417 near the Vanier Parkway but that left the roadway and drove into the Rideau River.
An OPP spokesperson told Global News the car cut through a small field by the RCMP headquarters to access the river.
The driver was not injured, police said, but got out of the car and ran from the scene.
Get daily National news
Police have charged 34-year-old Raymond Edwards, of Ottawa, with dangerous driving, failing to remain and driving without a licence.
He is due in court next month.
- OPP seize $4.1M in drugs, dismantle Ontario and Quebec networks
- Quebec men charged after Ontario man left with ‘life-altering’ injuries from robbery
- ‘Speedrun’ attempt at Vancouver’s Church of Scientology prompts police warning
- Hamilton man charged after allegedly shooting self in botched home invasion
A tow truck later removed the vehicle from the river, according to the spokesperson.
Comments
Comments closed.
Due to the sensitive and/or legal subject matter of some of the content on globalnews.ca, we reserve the ability to disable comments from time to time.
Please see our Commenting Policy for more.