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A 61-year-old Ottawa-area man has been charged with several offences after a driver allegedly failed to remain at a collision on July 21.
Ontario Provincial Police said in a release Wednesday they were called at about 6 p.m. on July 12 to a two-vehicle collision on Highway 417 in Ottawa’s east end.
One of the individuals involved allegedly became angry and struck the other driver’s vehicle with a large object, breaking the tail light. That individual then fled the scene.
OPP members later located the vehicle and driver.
He was charged with assault with a weapon, possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose, mischief under $5,000 and dangerous operation of a vehicle
He is scheduled to appear in provincial court on Aug. 30.
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