Charges embody harmful operation, stunt driving and failing to decelerate for an emergency car.
An Oakville man has been arrested and acquired eight charges after police caught him rushing, fleeing and alleged possession of cocaine.
Final Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, at roughly 8:00 a.m., OPP had been conducting radar enforcement on Freeway 401 eastbound within the Municipality of Port Hope. Police noticed a pick-up truck travelling at a pace of 161 km/h.
Officers say they activated their emergency lights as the car continued at various charges of excessive pace. The pick-up truck was then, “noticed driving erratically and with out transferring over, handed an OPP cruiser parked on the onerous shoulder with lights activated at one other site visitors cease,” in response to police.
As the motive force noticed extra patrol vehicles, they decelerated and pulled over to the onerous shoulder. The accused was then positioned underneath arrest and police positioned roughly 0.3 grams of suspected cocaine with a road worth of $30.
Dante Colaianni, 57-years-old, from Oakville, has been charged with:
Harmful Operation
Flight from peace officer
Possession of a Schedule I substance – Cocaine
Drive motorcar – carry out stunt – extreme pace
Fail to decelerate and proceed with warning for emergency car or tow truck
Fail to correctly put on seat belt
Fail to sign – lane change
Fail to give up insurance coverage card.
The accused was held for bail to seem earlier than the Ontario Court docket of Justice in Cobourg. Additionally they had their driver’s license suspended for 30 days and car impounded for 14 days.
The following day, Sept. 8, 2024, at roughly 1:35 a.m., police responded to a report of a construction fireplace at a residential handle on Wright Highway within the Municipality of Port Hope. The Fireplace Division suggested {that a} passer-by had reported the fireplace and that they, together with Emergency Medical Providers (EMS) had been on route.
Officers arrived and made efforts to determine the security of individuals related to the handle whereas firefighters addressed the blaze. The constructing sustained main injury on account of the incident. Occupants often on the location weren’t there and police had been in a position to decide that there have been no events on the residence.
Presently, foul play isn’t suspected by police and never suspected to be a connection between the 2 instances.
Drivers are reminded that no quantity of alcohol or medication in your system is secure when driving. The OPP stays dedicated to taking alcohol/drug-impaired drivers off our roads by way of enforcement and public training. Arrive alive, drive sober.
