Driver faces impaired related charges after Highway 15 crash leaves two injured

A Lombardy resident is facing multiple charges following a two-vehicle collision on Highway 15 that left two people injured.

Leeds OPP responded to the crash at Highway 15 and Briton-Houghton Bay Road shortly after 5 a.m. on Thursday, April 2. Police say four people were involved, two of whom sustained non-life-threatening injuries. One person was transported to a regional trauma centre for treatment.

Police say Jerod Benoit, 31, of Lombardy, has been charged with operation while impaired causing bodily harm, operation while impaired with a blood alcohol concentration over the legal limit, dangerous operation, obstructing a peace officer and failure to comply with a release order.

Charges have not been proven in court.

Benoit was released from custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Brockville on May 15.

The accused’s driver’s licence was suspended for 90 days.

“Road safety is everyone’s responsibility,” OPP say in a media release. “If you witness dangerous or erratic driving behaviour, contact the OPP at 1-888-310-1122.”