The following was submitted by Northumberland OPP
The Northumberland OPP have charged three individuals with impaired operation charges in unrelated incidents.
On December 22, 2023, at approximately 7:35 p.m., officers were conducting RIDE spot checks on County Road 25 in the Municipality of Trent Hills. An Approved Screening Device (ASD) was utilized on a driver of a pickup truck who was in the company of his 10-year-old daughter. The individual who is not named to protect the identity of the child, was arrested and transported to a local detachment for further testing. The care of the child was transferred to a family friend.
A 35-year-old male from Peterborough has been charged with:
- Operation while impaired – alcohol and drugs
- Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration.
On December 25, 2023, at approximately 2:10 a.m., OPP was made aware of a pickup truck travelling the wrong way on Highway 401 from Trenton to Northumberland. The vehicle initially failed to stop for police. Northumberland OPP stopped the vehicle travelling west in the eastbound lanes within The Municipality of Brighton.
Matthew Workman, 37-years-old, from Cobourg, has been charged with:
- Dangerous Operation
- Operation while impaired – alcohol and drugs
- Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)
- Fail to stop for Police
- Drive wrong way – divided highway
- Having care or control of a motor vehicle with liquor readily available
- Fail to notify change of address.
On December 26, 2023, at approximately 6:35 p.m., police responded to a report of a passenger vehicle in a ditch on Rice Lake Drive, Hamilton Township. Officers attended the scene and there were no injuries reported. An ASD was utilized by police and as a result, the driver was arrested and transported to a detachment for further testing.
Kamryn Summers-Leavitt, 20-years-old, from Picton, has been charged with:
- Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)
- Novice driver – blood alcohol concentration above zero.
The accused individuals are scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Cobourg at a future date. All received an additional 90-day Administrative Driver’s Licence Suspension and a seven-day vehicle impoundment.
