Category: Loyalist

(LENNOX AND ADDINGTON COUNTY, ON) – Lennox and Addington County members of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have charged four people with impaired driving in a 6 day stretch.

On Friday February 20, 2026, just before 9:00 p.m., L&A County OPP members were called regarding a single vehicle collision on Deseronto Road in the area of Bridge St West in Tyendinaga Township. Police attended the location and the driver was arrested.

Paul AUTY, a 67-year-old from Loyalist Township, was charged with:

• Operation while impaired – alcohol
• Operation while impaired – over 80 mgs of alcohol
• Dangerous operation

The accused was released from custody and is scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Greater Napanee on March 31, 2026. Their driver’s licence was suspended for 90 days and their vehicle was impounded.

On Saturday February 21, 2026, just before 11:00 p.m, L&A County OPP was called regarding a single vehicle collision on Bridge Street near Slash Road, in the Town of Greater Napanee. Following an investigation, the driver was located nearby and arrested.  Breath testing at the detachment revealed a blood alcohol concentration over four times the legal limit.

 Sierra WILSON, a 30-year-old from Napanee, was charged with:

• Operation while impaired – alcohol
• Operation while impaired – over 80 mgs of alcohol
• Dangerous Operation
• Fail to remain

The accused was released from custody and is scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Greater Napanee on March 31, 2026. Their driver’s licence was suspended for 90 days and their vehicle was impounded.

On Wednesday February 25, 2026, just after 1:00 a.m, L&A County OPP was called regarding a vehicle collision on County Road 9, in the Town of Greater Napanee. During the investigation at scene, it was determined that a witness driver had been drinking, that driver was arrested.  

Russell ROGERS, a 23-year-old from Napanee, was charged with:

• Operation while impaired – alcohol
• Operation while impaired – over 80 mgs of alcohol
• Driving motor vehicle with open container of liquor

The accused was released from custody and is scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Greater Napanee on April 14, 2026. Their driver’s licence was suspended for 90 days and their vehicle was impounded.

On Wednesday February 25, 2026, just after 7:00 p.m, L&A County OPP was called regarding a single vehicle collision on Casey Road near Craig Road, in Tyendinaga Township. Following an investigation, the driver was arrested.  

Michelle PATTERSON, a 52-year-old from Tyendinaga Township, was charged with:

• Operation while impaired – alcohol
• Operation while impaired – over 80 mgs of alcohol

The accused was released from custody and is scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Greater Napanee on April 7, 2026. Their driver’s licence was suspended for 90 days and their vehicle was impounded.

(LOYALIST TOWNSHIP, ON) – A collision involving a snowmobile and pick-up truck in Loyalist Township has left one person deceased.

On Thursday, January 29, 2026, around 3:15 p.m., members of the Lennox and Addington County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to the scene on County Road 5, between County Road 4 and Newburgh Road.

A snowmobile had collided with a pick-up truck on the roadway.

The rider of the snowmobile, identified as a 61-year-old woman from Kingston, was pronounced deceased at the scene. The occupants of the truck were not hurt.

The investigation by Lennox and Addington County OPP, with the assistance of a Technical Collision Investigation officer and Collision Reconstructionist from the OPP Traffic Incident Management Enforcement (TIME) team, is continuing.

(LOYALIST TWP., ON) – Multiple traffic complaints have led Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) to an impaired driving arrest.

On Friday, October 17, 2025, concerned members of the public began calling the OPP shortly after 11:00 a.m., to report a possible impaired driver.

The initial call come in from the westbound lanes of Highway 401 in the Lansdowne area. Other calls come in as the vehicle continued westbound, in what was described as a dangerous manner.

Officers with the Leeds County, Frontenac and Lennox and Addington County Detachments all converged on the 401 in an attempt to locate the vehicle.

The car was found and stopped by officers in the Odessa area, west of Kingston.

An approved alcohol screening device was utilized, and the driver was arrested and transported to the Lennox and Addington Detachment for further testing.

As a result, Stephanie MAYNARD, age 48 of Montreal, has been charged with:

• Operation while impaired – alcohol
• Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)

The accused has been released from custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Napanee on November 4, 2025. The individual’s driver’s licence has been suspended for 90 days, and the vehicle was impounded for seven days.

Thank you to the members of the public who called to report this incident. While OPP officers could be anywhere, we cannot be everywhere. If you suspect someone is driving impaired, call 9-1-1. You could be saving lives.