Charges have been laid against a 29-year-old Timmins, Ontario man after an encounter near a spot check.
Last Saturday evening, just before midnight, officers from the North Bay Detachment of the OPP were conducting a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) spot check on Highway 17 in North Bay.
Officers stopped a vehicle that looked as if it was attempting to evade the RIDE program. While speaking with the driver, officers detected the odour of an alcoholic beverage on his breath.
The driver was arrested at the scene for driving with over 80mg of alcohol in his blood and for possession of suspected drugs. He was transported to the North Bay OPP Detachment for breath tests. The tests revealed that he had over the legal limit of alcohol in his blood.
As a result of the police investigation, the driver has been charged with:
- Driving with More Than 80 mg of Alcohol in Blood
- Possession of a Schedule II Substance – Cannabis Resin – over 1g
- Possession of a Schedule II Substance – Cannabis Marihuana – over 30g
The accused has been issued an automatic 90-day licence suspension and the vehicle has been impounded for seven days. He has been released on a promise to appear and has a court date in the Ontario Court of Justice in North Bay on April 24.
