NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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KAPUSKASING – On Aug. 13, 2021 at approximately 12:40 a.m. members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) James Bay Detachments responded to a Motor Vehicle Collision (MVC) involving a pick-up truck and a Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) on Government Road West in a reduced one lane construction zone in the Town of Kapuskasing. The passenger of the pick-up truck was taken to hospital by Cochrane District Emergency Medical Services.
As a result of the investigation, Timothy Watkins, 56 years old of Kapuskasing, was arrested and charged with:
- Dangerous operation, causing bodily harm, contrary to section 320.13(2) of the Criminal Code (CC)
- Operation while Impaired causing bodily harm, contrary to section 320.14(2)
- Driver - fail to properly wear seat belt, contrary to section 106(2) of the Highway Traffic Act (HTA)
- Driving while under suspension, contrary to section 53(1) of the HTA
- Red light - fail to stop, contrary to section 144(18) of the HTA
The accused is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice on Oct. 18, 2021 in Kapuskasing.
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