NEWS RELEASE
ONTARIO PROVINCIAL POLICE
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Members of the Collingwood and Blue Mountains Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and laid nearly a dozen charges on a man who refused to stop for police.
On Dec. 3, 2024 just after 11:30 p.m. members of Collingwood OPP were conducting general patrol in the area of First and Oak Street in the Town of Collingwood. At which time the driver of a Mercedes Sprinter van was observed committing a Highway Traffic Act violation. The driver then began displaying possible signs of impairment by being unable to maintain its lane. An officer attempted to initiate a traffic stop at this point however, the driver failed to stop.
A short time later the same vehicle was observed entering a parking lot off Jozo Weider Blvd in the Blue Mountains. As officers approached the motor vehicle the male driver locked the doors, refused to exit the vehicle and began consuming alcohol. The male was ultimately taken into custody and transported to Collingwood detachment.
Christopher Pascoe, a 50-year-old of Buckhorn was charged with:
· Operation while impaired - alcohol and drugs
· Flight from peace officer
· Failure or refusal to comply with demand
· Operate a motor vehicle without insurance
· Driving motor vehicle with open container of liquor
· Drive with window coated - view obstructed
· Unsafe move - lane or shoulder
· Drive motor vehicle, no currently validated permit
· Driver fail to surrender licence
· Drive without proper headlights - motor vehicle
The accused will appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Collingwood at a future date.
Members of the Collingwood & Blue Mountains OPP remain committed to taking alcohol/drug-impaired drivers off our roads through enforcement and public education. If you know or suspect that a driver is impaired by alcohol or drugs, call 9-1-1. In doing so, you may save a life.
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