(WEST NIPISSING, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested and charged a driver with impaired driving offences after responding to a vehicle collision into a rock-cut.
On Saturday May 3, 2025, at approximately 8:35 a.m., the Nipissing West (Sudbury) Detachment of the OPP, along with Emergency Medical Services (EMS) responded to a single motor vehicle collision into a rock cut on Highway 17, Sudbury
The driver was treated at the scene for minor injuries by EMS and was then arrested for impaired driving. A small amount of drugs, suspected to be cannabis was seized from the vehicle.
As a result of the investigation, Ethan ESHKAKOGAN, 23 years-of-age, from Massey, was charged with:
- Operation while impaired – drugs
- Drive vehicle or boat with cannabis readily available
- Novice driver – presence of drug
- Drive vehicle or boat with cannabis readily available
- Novice driver – presence of drug
The accused was released and is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice on June 4, 2025, in Sudbury.
The driver was issued a 90-day Administrative Driver’s Licence Suspension and the vehicle was impounded for seven days.
The OPP would like to remind the public that if you see a possible impaired driver on our roadways, waterways, or trails, please “Make the Call,” and dial 9-1-1 as impaired driving never ends well, please plan a way to get home safely.
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