Driver handed $490 fine after failing to stop for emergency vehicle on Highway 416

Charges have been laid after a driver failed to move over for an emergency vehicle.

According to the Ottawa Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), a driver failed to move over for an emergency vehicle which had its lights activated on Highway 416.

Once stopped, officer searched the vehicle and discovered the driver was intoxicated.

A number of beer cans were also discovered.

The driver was given a 90 day licence suspension for driving while impaired and a $490 fine for failing to move over.

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