Police say suspended driver pulled up in front of them on ATV while impaired

An Ontario Provincial Police cruiser is seen in this file photo. (File)

A 61-year-old who was already on probation is in more trouble after Manitoulin Ontario Provincial Police arrived at their residence and found them riding an ATV.

Police arrived at the Pleasant Valley Road residence around 9 p.m. July 9 “to speak with an individual regarding an unrelated matter,” the OPP said in a news release.

“While at the residence, police observed this individual drive an all-terrain vehicle from Pleasant Valley Road up their driveway to where police stood outside of the residence.”

A quick chat revealed the individual had been drinking and was arrested and taken to the OPP detachment for further testing.

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As a result, the resident of Sables-Spanish Rivers Township has been charged with impaired driving, driving while prohibited, refusing to comply with a breath demand, violating a probation order, driving without insurance, a permit or plates, driving while suspended and failing to securely fasten the helmet chin strap.

The accused is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Espanola on Sept. 9.

The ATV was also impounded for 45 days.