South Bruce OPP report impaired driver; head-on crash; theft; and fail-to-remain crash

IMPAIRED DRIVER FACING DAY IN COURT

(GREENOCK TWP, ON) – Jan. 28, at 12:04 a.m., a South Bruce OPP officer on patrol along Sideroad 5 in Greenock Township, stopped a black Chevrolet pick-up truck. 

The officer found that the driver had been drinking alcohol. Twenty-five-year-old Ryan SIMMONS of Brockton was charged with care or control over 80-milligrams. He is scheduled to appear in court Feb. 22, to answer to the charge.

DRIVER INJURED IN HEAD-ON CRASH

(KINCARDINE, ON) – Jan. 27, at 4:44 p.m., the South Bruce OPP received the report of a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Highway 21 and Russell Street in Kincardine. 

Officers arrived with members of Kincardine Fire and Emergency Services and Bruce Paramedic Services, to find that a northbound grey Ford Fusion and a southbound grey GMC Acadia were involved in the crash. The driver of the Fusion, an 18-year-old Kincardine resident, was charged with pass not in safety. He received treatment at a local hospital for non-life-threatening injuries, but there were no other injuries reported at the scene.

POLICE LOOKING FOR STOLEN ATV

(CARRICK TWP, ON) – Jan. 27, at 9:51 a.m., the South Bruce OPP received the report of a theft at a property along Sideroad 40 in Carrick Township. 

Sometime between 8 p.m. Jan. 26, and 9:30 a.m. Jan. 27, a gold-coloured Yamaha Grizzly All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV), Licence No. 13WW0, was taken from a locked trailer on the property. The value of the stolen ATV is estimated to be $5,000. 

POLICE SEEKING WITNESSES FOR FAIL-TO-REMAIN CRASH

(KINCARDINE, ON) – Jan. 26, at 12:11 p.m., the South Bruce OPP received the report of a fail-to-remain crash on Durham Market North in Kincardine. 

Sometime between 11 a.m. and 12:15 p.m., Jan. 26, the front fender and driver’s door on a black Chevrolet Equinox were damaged while it was parked along the side of the street near Julia’s Health and Beauty Spa.

The South Bruce OPP is requesting anyone with information that can assist police to call 1-888-310-1122.  Should you wish to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or submit a secure web-tip at www.cstip.ca, where you may be eligible to receive a cash reward of up to $2,000.

*THESE CHARGES HAVE YET TO BE PROVEN IN COURT*