(BILLINGS TOWNSHIP, ON) – On Wednesday September 23, 2015 at around 4:30 pm an officer of the Manitoulin Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) was on patrol of Main Street in Billings Township. A white Volkswagen vehicle was observed and police initiated a traffic stop and determined that the driver had consumed alcohol.
As a result of the officer’s investigation, Douglas NIXON, 50 years of age from London, Ontario was arrested and charged with the following:
1. Driving while ability impaired – motor vehicle, contrary to the Criminal Code (CC)
2. Driving with more than 80 mgs of alcohol, contrary to the Criminal Code (CC)
The accused will appear before the Ontario Court of Justice on a future date in Gore Bay to answer to his charges.
The OPP is reminding motorists that there is no safe amount of alcohol consumption when driving. Anyone who suspects a driver is driving while impaired is urged to call police by dialing 9-1-1 immediately.