Wawa driver backs away from RIDE check

A vehicle that backed away from a line of automobiles at a RIDE check in Hawk Junction this spring drew police attention. Ontario Provincial Police were checking motorists for alcohol and drug consumption on Highway 547 on May 26, said assistant Crown attorney Stuart Woods on Tuesday.David Matte told police he thought the vehicles were stopped for a collision. The Wawa man’s eyes were glassy and speech slurred, said Woods. Alcohol could be smelled on Matte’s breath. He refused five