Road rage incident leads to impaired driving charge in Brockville

An altercation that happened in Brockville in the middle of the night over the weekend led to a 20-year-old being charged with impaired driving.

At about 3 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 10, police received a call regarding an apparent road rage incident. Police learned that two small groups of people had an altercation in the area of Shoppers Drug Mart on King Street West, which led to the parties following one another in vehicles in the downtown area. They were in the vicinity of Delhi and Perth Streets when officers located the parties in involved.

After further investigation, police learned that a physical altercation that had taken place between two of the subjects. One of them, a 20-year-old male, was showing signs of impairment, police say. The man then failed the beathalyzer. He was arrested and taken to the Brockville Police Service for further testing, where it was confirmed that he was operating the vehicle while impaired, police say.

The vehicle was impounded, driver’s licence suspended and charged with operation while impaired and operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration over 80mg. The subject was released with a future court date.