(CLARENCE-ROCKLAND, RUSSELL TWP & THE NATION, ON) – Members of the Russell County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested three people for impaired driving charges.
On Friday, January 23, at approximately 5:20 p.m., officers received a call for a collision in the parking lot of a local business. Upon arrival on scene officers observed that a pick-up truck had collided with numerous vehicles in the lot. During the investigation, the driver was arrested for impaired operation and brought back to detachment for further testing.
As a result of the investigation, 74-year-old, Joseph Godin, of Clarence-Rockland, Ontario, was charged under the Criminal Code (CC) with:
- Operation while impaired – alcohol CC
- Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)
The motorist received a 90-day driver’s licence suspension, and their vehicle was impounded for seven days.
The accused is scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in L’Orignal on Wednesday, February 18, 2026.
On Saturday, January 24, at 10:10 p.m., officers on patrol conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle. During the investigation, an Approved Screening Device (ASD). The driver failed the test and was brought back to detachment for further testing.
As a result of the investigation, 39-year-old, Peter Soja, of Russell Twp, Ontario was charged under the Criminal Code (CC) with:
- Operation while impaired – alcohol CC
- Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)
The motorist received a 90-day driver’s licence suspension, and their vehicle was impounded for seven days.
The accused is scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in L’Orignal on Wednesday, February 18, 2026.
Lastly, on Sunday, February 1, at approximately 03:15 a.m., officers responded to a report of a collision involving a snowmobile on an OFSC trail in The Nation Twp.
Officers attended the scene and during the investigation the driver was arrested for Impaired operation back to detachment for further testing.
As a result of the investigation, 46-year-old, Jean-Paul Gaudreau, of Clarence-Rockland, Ontario was charged under the Criminal Code (CC) with:
- Operation while impaired – alcohol CC
- Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)
They received a 90-day driver’s licence suspension, and the snowmobile was impounded for seven days.
The accused is scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in L’Orignal on Wednesday, March 11, 2026.