Ontario Provincial Police have charged a driver with impaired driving offences following a single-vehicle crash in French River. OPP officers responded to the collision on Highway 69 at about 12:50 a.m. on Nov. 10. The driver was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. “During the investigation, police located and seized a small quantity of suspected cannabis,” OPP said in a news release Thursday. Charges and penalties As a result, the driver, a 29-year-old man from Sudbury, has been charged with impaired driving, driving a vehicle or boat with cannabis readily available and operating a motor vehicle without insurance. In addition to the charges, the man’s driver’s licence was suspended and the vehicle was impounded for seven days. The accused was released from custody and is scheduled to appear in court in Sudbury on Dec. 23. Impaired driving is preventable Provincial police also reminded motorists of the risks of impaired driving, saying that operating a vehicle while impaired by alcohol or drugs puts everyone on the road at risk. “Even when a vehicle is parked, an individual in the driver’s seat may still be considered to be in care or control of the vehicle while impaired,” OPP said. OPP also urged anyone who suspects someone is driving while impaired to call 911 immediately. “If it is safe to do so, provide the dispatcher with the vehicle’s location, direction of travel, description and licence plate number,” said police, adding people should not attempt to intervene or follow the vehicle.
