Impaired driver charged over Easter Weekend

Ontario Provincial Police | Apr 15, 2020

On Saturday April 11, 2020 shortly before 2:30 a.m. Frontenac Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received a traffic complaint from a concerned motorist about an aggressive driver on Road 38 near West Port Road. 

Officers located the vehicle in the area of the complaint and attempted to stop it but the driver sped away and began driving on the K&P Trail. Officers blocked the vehicle on the trail and were able to speak to the driver. 

As a result of the investigation, Matthew Cumpson, a 27 year old from South Frontenac Ontario was charged with:

• Impaired driving
• Having over 80 milligrams of alcohol in the blood while operating a motor vehicle
• Flight from Police and
• Dangerous driving

The accused's driver's licence was suspended for 90 days and the motor vehicle was towed and impounded for seven days. The accused was released on an undertaking and is scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Kingston at a later date.