Cruiser hits car, cop charged

A Wellington County OPP officer was issued a Provincial Offence Notice following a collision on March 13.

Police say that at 3:13pm, the officer had completed a traffic stop and was reversing onto Wellington Road 23 when he struck an unoccupied vehicle parked in a driveway. The officer was uninjured and there was minor damage to both vehicles.

Provincial Constable West Ontonovich, a four-year member of the Wellington County OPP, was issued a ticket for making an unsafe start from the stopped position.