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A driver who police say tried to leave the scene of a collision after ditching a vehicle on Second Line Road on Six Nations was arrested Thursday afternoon.
Six Nations Police say they were alerted by witnesses who said the driver was “confrontational” with bystanders after the accident at about 3:10 p.m.
Police said witnesses at the crash site denied the driver assistance in leaving the scene so he eventually walked off alone.
The witnesses provided police with a description and officers located a suspect on a nearby property.
Once approached, the man refused to comply with police directions and became combative with an officer.
The 36-year-old Ohsweken man was eventually arrested and charged with impaired driving, driving with an alcohol level of over 80, dangerous driving, two counts of driving while prohibited, failing to stop at an accident, and assault while trying to resist arrest .
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The man was held in custody awaiting a formal bail hearing and his vehicle was impounded for 45 days.
Senior admitted to drinking and driving: Police
After Six Nations Police was alerted to a May 25 single-vehicle collision, officers turned out to Seneca Road to find a man walking away from the site.
A 69-year-old Ohsweken man admitted to police that he had been driving the crashed vehicle and had been consuming alcohol, said a news release.
Police said they charged the man with impaired operation, driving with a blood-alcohol level of over 80, and being a suspended driver.
His vehicle was impounded for seven days and the man was ordered to appear in Brantford court at a later date.
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