Members of the Peterborough County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were responding to an unrelated motor vehicle collision when they observed a vehicle lose control and enter the median ditch this morning at 7:00am. Officers spoke to the male driver of the vehicle to ensure he was not injured when he advised that he was driving a stolen vehicle. The male had also consumed alcohol prior to driving.
Patrick BENSON (age 30) of Penetanguishene, Ontario was arrested and charged with:
- Operation while impaired
- Operation while impaired-blood alcohol concentration-80 plus
- Unauthorized possession of weapon
- Possession of fi rearm or ammunition contrary to Prohibition Order-three counts
- Theft over $5000 of a motor vehicle
- Fail to comply with Probation Order
The accused is scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Peterborough on January 8, 2019.
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