‘Running red lights’: Brockville man facing many charges after following ambulance at high rate of speed

An ambulance travelling quickly to the scene of a medical emergency in Brockville was recently followed through town by a driver who was on drugs, police report.

Police say that on Friday, Sept. 6, at about 8:45 p.m., officers were in the area of King Street West and Home Street, involved in an unrelated situation where someone required medical attention; paramedics were also on scene. As they were on route, it was noticed that a car was following the ambulance, driving at a high rate of speed.

“At one point [the car was] passing in front of the ambulance and was also running red lights,” police say. The driver then followed the ambulance to the location where the officers were. Police quickly realized that the driver, a 39-year-old man, was impaired drugs. He was arrested and taken to a drug recognition expert for further assessment. Police say he was also found to be in possession of a quantity of cocaine.

The suspect had his driver’s licence was suspended, vehicle towed and was charged with operation while impaired by drugs, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, fail or refusal to comply with demand and possession of cocaine. He was released on conditions with a future court date.