THUNDER BAY — A resident of Thunder Bay is charged with multiple offences including driving while prohibited and dangerous driving in connection with a collision that happened Sunday.
Police were dispatched shortly after noon to the intersection of Golf Links Road and the Harbour Expressway.
They learned that a sedan had been travelling at high speed before going out of control and crashing into a traffic light post and an SUV that had been stopped in a turn lane.
When an officer approached the driver of the sedan, he declared he was driving without a licence.
Several beer cans were observed inside the vehicle, and the man failed a roadside sobriety test.
Charges against the 30-year-old include:
- six counts of operating a motor vehicle while prohibited under the Criminal Code
- dangerous operation of a motor vehicle
- impaired driving
- failure to comply with a probation order
- failure to comply with a release order
The man appeared Monday in bail court and was remanded into custody with a future appearance date.
