Impaired Driving Charges After Collision on Highway 416 on Monday

North Grenville – Officers from the Grenville Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a collision shortly after 9:00 p.m. on Monday, October 27, 2025, on the southbound lanes of the highway, just south of the Rideau River.

OPP say the crash temporarily closed part of Highway 416 and resulted in impaired driving charges after a pick-up truck collided with a parked construction site “crash truck”.

North Grenville firefighters and Leeds-Grenville Paramedics also responded to the collision. The driver of the pick-up was transported to the hospital as a precaution, and the paramedics also checked on the operator of the crash truck, but no serious injuries were reported.

Police say as a result of the investigation, Cole RAMSAY, age 24, of Iroquois, has been charged with:

• Dangerous operation
• Operation while impaired – alcohol
• Operation while impaired blood concentration (80 plus)
• Driving a vehicle with liquor readily available
• Driving a vehicle with an open container of liquor

OPP say the driver was released from custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Brockville on November 14, 2025. The individual’s driver’s licence has also been suspended for 90 days, and the vehicle was impounded for seven days.