Lennox and Addington OPP have charged a Quebec man with dangerous driving and more, after an incident Sunday on the 401.
According to police, around 5:30 p.m., officers were called to 401 west near Loyalist Township for reports of an erratic driver.
The vehicle was driving dangerously and passing vehicles on the shoulder while speeding.
Police say the same vehicle was the subject of an investigation in another jurisdiction earlier the same day.
Officers initiated a traffic stop and the vehicle rammed into a police cruiser before eventually being stopped after multiple cruisers blocked it.
Police arrested and charged a 30-year-old Gatineau man Andre Merilainen-Cayen and charged him with:
- Dangerous Operation of a motor vehicle
- Possession of Property Obtained by Crime
- Flight from Police
- Possession of a Weapon for a Dangerous Purpose
- Operation While Impaired – alcohol and drug
- Operating a motor vehicle while over legal blood alcohol limit
The man was held for a bail hearing with a court date in Napanee Tuesday.
