Austin CHAMPMAN Arrested After Rolling Vehicle In Ditch

Source: OPP
Date: Tue Mar 4 08:39:49 MST 2025

(TWEED, ON) – A single vehicle collision in Tweed has resulted in impaired driving charges.



On Saturday, March 1, 2025, just after 10:00 p.m., officers with the Central Hastings Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to the collision on Crookston Road.



The officers located a car, upside down in the ditch, with no one inside. The investigation determined that the occupant of the car had been picked-up by another vehicle.

The driver was located at a residence in the area, arrested and transported to the detachment. The individual was not seriously injured but was transported to hospital to be checked-out.



Austin CHAMPMAN, age 22 of Norwood, has been charged with:

Operation while impaired – alcohol
Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)
Careless driving
The accused was released from custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Belleville on March 13, 2025. The individual’s driver’s licence has been suspended for 90 days and the vehicle was impounded for seven days.