A Barrie OPP officer charged an Alberta man during Monday’s snowstorm after he was caught urinating at the side of the road.

Motorists were stuck on Hwy. 11 southbound, south of the 9th Line after several trucks had jackknifed. It was while waiting for the heavy tow trucks to remove the vehicles that a motorist saw a man drinking beer in his car. The man then stepped outside to urinate on the side of the road.

The 41-year-old man was charged with impaired driving, two counts of failing to comply with recognizance and failing to comply with an undertaking. His licence was suspended for 90 days and his car impounded for a week.

He has a bail hearing in Barrie today.