A Thunder Bay man faces charges of impaired and dangerous driving after a serious head-on collision sent two to the hospital Tuesday evening.
Thunder Bay Police Service officers with the Primary Response Branch were dispatched to the 1000-block area of Oliver Road just before 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 8 following reports of a two-vehicle collision.
When officers arrived, they observed a grey SUV and a red pickup truck that had been involved in the collision on Golf Links Road. Both vehicles had sustained significant front-end damage.
Through their investigation, police learned the motorist of the pickup truck was observed swerving while travelling eastbound along Oliver Road and nearly struck the median while turning left onto Golf Links Road.
The driver of the pickup truck then continued northbound onto Golf Links Road, swerved into oncoming traffic and collided head-on with the SUV.
A roadside screening of the pickup truck driver determined that he was possibly impaired by alcohol.
Police also found empty alcohol containers in the cab of the pickup truck.
The driver was taken into custody and transported to the TBPS headquarters at 1200 Balmoral Street. There, a sample of the suspect’s breath was taken and confirmed a blood alcohol concentration of 126 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood.
Paramedics transported the two occupants of the involved SUV to the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre for further evaluation and treatment of their injuries. The driver of the SUV sustained significant injuries including multiple broken bones.
Kevin Otto WHITE, 21, of Thunder Bay, is charged with:
• Dangerous Operation of a Motor Vehicle
• Operation While Impaired – Alcohol and Drugs
• Operation While Impaired – Blood Alcohol Concentration (80 Plus)
He was released on Tuesday, Aug. 8 with conditions and a future appearance date.
The investigation remains ongoing and involves members of the Thunder Bay Police Service’s Traffic Unit.