A 78-year-old Niagara Falls man is facing multiple firearms and driving charges after an SUV rollover in Guelph on Monday night.
Guelph police and emergency crews responded to reports of an overturned SUV in a wooded area along Woodlawn Road East at around 9 p.m. The driver had exited the vehicle and gone to a nearby home to seek assistance.
During their investigation, officers discovered an unsecured shotgun and two boxes of ammunition inside the vehicle. Police later determined the man had become lost while driving home from a hunting trip and did not hold a firearms licence.
The man was charged with careless storage of a firearm, unauthorized possession of a firearm, occupying a motor vehicle with a firearm, careless driving and driving while suspended.