Article content

A texting driver who crashed into a home in l’Ange Gardien, about 40 kilometres northeast of Ottawa, has been hit with a $127 fine and four demerit points.

Things could have been much worse in the Dec. 23 crash, the MRC des Collines police noted in a news release.

We apologize, but this video has failed to load.

tap here to see other videos from our team. Try refreshing your browser, or Texting driver hit with fine, demerits after smashing into Outaouais home Back to video

“Fortunately, no one was injured,” including the 40-year-old driver, police said.