FORT FRANCES — OPP have charged a Rainy River resident with impaired driving.
On Aug. 25, an OPP officer in Fort Frances stopped a vehicle on Armit Avenue after the driver failed to stop at a stop sign.
The officer determined that the driver had been drinking and conducted a roadside screening device test.
The driver failed the test and was arrested at the scene. The driver was transported to the Fort Frances detachment, where additional breath alcohol testing was completed by demand.
A 21-year-old from Rainy River was charged with one count of impaired operation alcohol and drug and one count of impaired operation blood alcohol concentration 80 plus.
The accused's licence was suspended for 90 days, and their vehicle was impounded for seven days. The accused also received an offence notice for disobeying a stop sign.
Police released the accused, who has a future court date to answer to the criminal charges.
