Dump truck driver blew 3x the legal limit after missing Hwy. 417 off-ramp, OPP says

Truck driver facing impaired driving charge A dump truck driver was arrested on the Queensway after blowing three times over the legal limit. CTV’s Kimberley Fowler reports.

Ontario Provincial Police say a dump truck driver is facing impaired and dangerous driving charges after the vehicle drove off the road in Ottawa's west end.

Emergency crews responded to a call on Hwy. 417 at Maitland Avenue on Thursday.

"The driver of this dump truck missed the off-ramp," Ontario Provincial Police said on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.

"The driver blew over 3x the legal limit."

A picture posted on social media by Ontario Provincial Police showed the dump truck was hauling a trailer, which had a backhoe onboard.

The driver is facing charges of impaired driving and dangerous driving.

The driver of this dump truck missed the off ramp on #Hwy417 at Maitland Ave. #OttawaOPP charged the driver with impaired and dangerous. The driver blew over 3x the limit. #DriveSafe #DriveSober ^am pic.twitter.com/cX5g4fNFoU

— OPP East Region (@OPP_ER) August 24, 2023