Dan MOGA Was Arrested Following Collision

Source: OPP
Date: Fri Nov 14 05:25:30 MST 2025

(PETAWAWA, ON) – A Montreal man is facing a Criminal Code (CC) charge after a two-vehicle collision on Highway 17 in Petawawa.

Members of the Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were called to the collision on November 10, 2025, at approximately 2:30 a.m. on Highway 17 in Petawawa near Paquette Road.



The sideswipe collision involved a passenger car and a pickup truck. One driver was taken to hospital by Renfrew County Paramedics with minor injuries. Investigation found that the driver of the pickup truck was prohibited from driving.

As a result of the incident, 31-year-old Dan MOGA was arrested and charged with Operation While Prohibited contrary to the CC. The accused was released with a court date in December, and their vehicle was towed and impounded for 45 days.

A section of Highway 17 was closed for approximately one and a half hours to allow for the investigation and removal of the involved vehicles.