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Kingston pair charged after car narrowly avoids head-on collision

OPP have charged a Kingston pair after a vehicle was involved with a number of near-miss head-on collisions. Global News File

Lennox and Addington OPP have charged two people after a near head-on collision Thursday.

Police say at approximately 6:30 p.m. they responded to reports of a car driving erratically and having nearly caused several head-on collisions eastbound on County Road 2 from Loyalist Township to Kingston.

Police say the vehicle failed to make a stop at County Road 2 and County Road 6 and that they observed another car drive into a ditch to avoid a collision.

When police pulled over the vehicle, OPP say the driver was showing obvious signs of impairment. Police seized Percocet pills, cash, cellphones, a prohibited device and identity documents.

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Both the driver and passenger were brought back to the detachment.

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Edward Smith, 51, of Kingston is facing nine charges in total, including impaired driving, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle and resisting arrest.

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Kelly McGlennon, 48, of Kingston is facing four charges, including resisting arrest and possession of proceeds of crime.

They appeared in a Napanee courtroom on Jan. 21.

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