Police say impaired driver crashes in northern Ont. with three children in vehicle
Three young children were unhurt when a vehicle they were in crashed into a ditch Oct. 14 in Sandy Lake First Nation in northwestern Ontario.
The Nishnawbe Aski Police Service said the 30-year-old driver of the vehicle has since been charged with impaired driving.
Police were called early in the morning to respond to the single-vehicle crash.
"Police located the red pickup truck involved in a ditch at the corner of Airport and River Roads," police said in a news release Monday.
"An investigation revealed the truck was observed travelling eastbound on Airport Road when the motorist lost control and came to rest in the ditch."
The children were between the ages of two- and five-year-old, the release said.
"They were assessed at the community nursing station, but no injuries were reported as a result of this incident," police said.
"The suspected driver was located and taken into custody in the late afternoon hours of … Oct. 14."
He was charged with impaired driving and mischief, and later released with a future date in court.
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