DRYDEN – According to OPP Northwest Region, on the morning of June 1 officers with the Dryden OPP Detachment responded to a traffic complaint on Highway 105 in Wabigoon Township.
Officers located the vehicle and initiated a traffic stop.
During the investigation, they found an open container of liquor and the officers determined that the driver was intoxicated by alcohol.
Upon further testing, the driver had a blood alcohol concentration of 80 plus.
As a result, a 64-year-old from Dryden has been arrested and charged with impaired driving and having alcohol readily available.
In addition to those charges, the officers also found the driver had unmarked cigarettes.
The accused has been released from custody and is scheduled to appear before the court in July 22.
