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Officer charged in Pine Street police cruiser collision

Officer stands charged with fail to stop for a red light
2020-08-04 Pine Wellington accident 4
The scene of a collision at the intersection of Pine Street and Wellington Street East on the morning of Tuesday, August 4, 2020. Donna Hopper/SooToday

A Sault Police officer has been charged following a collision Tuesday at the intersection of Pine Street and Wellington Street East, states a release issued today by the Sault Ste. Marie Police Service.

As reported earlier by SooToday, the officer in question was responding to a call in the area when a collision involving a police cruiser and an SUV occurred.

The officer has been charged with fail to stop for a red light under the Highway Traffic Act.

No injuries were reported as a result of this incident.