(RENFREW, ON) – The Renfrew Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has charged one person after a collision in the Town of Arnprior.
On March 11, 2025, at approximately 3:30 p.m., Renfrew OPP responded to a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Madawaska Boulevard and Bridge Street. Police arrived on scene to find a vehicle fully engulfed in flames. All occupants were out of the vehicles. The driver of the second vehicle was transported to hospital with minor injuries.
Police closed Madawaska Boulevard in both directions to complete the investigation. Arnprior Fire Department attended the scene and extinguished the flames.
As a result of the investigation, the driver of the burned vehicle, Jack Patrick WATSON, age 26 of Arnprior, was charged with:
· Operation while prohibited under the Criminal Code
· Failure or refusal to comply with breath sample demand
The accused was released from custody and is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Pembroke on April 9, 2025. The individual’s driver’s licence has been suspended for 90 days.