Ontario Provincial Police charged a driver with impaired following a traffic complaint on Highway 69 on Wednesday. Police said in a news release Oct. 15 that officers received a report of a vehicle travelling erratically on the highway in Burwash Township after 3 p.m. “Officers located the vehicle and arrested the driver for impaired operation,” police said. The 37-year-old driver from Little Current is charged with two impaired driving offences – including operation with a blood alcohol concentration exceeding 80 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood - and is scheduled to appear in court in Sudbury on Dec. 2. In addition to the charges, the motorist’s driver’s licence was suspended for 90 days and the vehicle was impounded for seven days. OPP stresses prevention OPP used the incident to reiterate the preventable risks of impaired driving. “Impaired driving puts everyone on the road at risk,” police said. OPP said alcohol and drug impairment can affect judgment, reaction time and the ability to operate a vehicle safely. “If you suspect an impaired driver, call 911 immediately,” said OPP. “If it is safe to do so, provide the dispatcher with the vehicle’s location, direction of travel, description and licence plate number.” Police also advised the public not to attempt to intervene or follow the vehicle.
