FORT FRANCES – An allegedly repeat impaired driver is off the road and behind bars after a recent vehicle stop in Fort Frances.
Ontario Provincial Police, in a release issued on Friday, say they pulled over a male driver at about 1 a.m. on Friday morning in the 6th street area of the town, having recognized someone they knew to be prohibited from driving.
Upon speaking to the motorist, police determined the driver was obviously impaired by alcohol. The driver was arrested and taking to police headquarters in Fort Frances for further testing.
A 41-year-old from Nigigoonsiminikaaning First Nation faces charges of impaired operation drugs or alcohol, impaired operation blood alcohol concentration 80 milligrams or over, operation while prohibited under the Criminal Code, driving a motor vehicle without a licence and driving with cannabis readily available.
The accused’s licence was suspended for 90 days and the vehicle was impounded for seven days. They face a court hearing on Friday for a bail hearing.
