Driver Falls Asleep, Crashes Near Potholes Park, Walks Away

A Chapleau driver's facing multiple charges after apparently falling asleep at the wheel on Highway 101.

Constable Ashley Nickle says Superior East Ontario Provincial Police were notified on Sunday about a heavily damaged vehicle left on the road around Potholes Provincial Park, about 50 kilometres east of Wawa.

SE OPP Cst. Ashley Nickle Explains Wawa-Area Crash
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Nickle acknowledges some confusion as to what happened, based on pictures released.

SE OPP Cst. Ashley Nickle on Motorcycle Found Near Crash Site
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Nickle says the driver - a 46-year-old from Chapleau - was found walking along 101 uninjured, and issued seven tickets under the Highway Traffic Act for careless driving, failing to report an accident, failing to report damage to a vehicle and highway property, and insecure load.