(TOWNSHIP OF GEORGIAN BLUFFS, ON) – On Saturday, May 17, 2014 at approximately 6:38 a.m., Grey County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a report of a possible impaired driver after the vehicle, a silver 1999 BMW, was observed swerving over the road prior to hitting a guard rail. The vehicle then crashed into the ditch on West Street in the Township of Georgian Bluffs.
The driver was observed stumbling out of the vehicle and running from the scene. The West Region OPP Canine Unit and the OPP Emergency Response Team (ERT) were called in to assist. After further investigation, the driver of the BMW was identified.
On Sunday, May 18, 2014 at approximately 3:41 p.m., the suspect turned himself in at the Chatsworth OPP Detachment where he was arrested for dangerous driving.
Cody John Douglas HICKS, 23, of South Bruce Peninsula, faces multiple charges, including: dangerous operation of a motor vehicle and possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000 (x2) under the Criminal Code; fail to remain and drive while under suspension (x2) under the Highway Traffic Act, in addition to operating a motor vehicle without insurance under the Compulsory Automobile Insurance Act.
He is scheduled to appear in Court in Owen Sound on July 10, 2014.