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A 39-year-old Ottawa man faces several impaired-driving-related charges following a four-vehicle collision on Highway 417 late Friday night. Article content
OPP said in a release that police were called shortly before 11:30 p.m. to the crash in the westbound lanes near Metcalfe Road. Article content Article content
Officers suspected one of the drivers was under the influence of alcohol and a roadside screening test was used. However, the driver later refused to provide breath samples to an OPP testing specialist.
As a result, the driver was charged with operation while impaired, refusal to comply with testing, dangerous operation of a vehicle, two counts of driving while prohibited and operating a vehicle without insurance.
The accused’s driver’s licence was immed