Chad THIBERT Was Arrested

(SUDBURY, ON) – One person was arrested and charged after a vehicle ran a stop sign in front of a marked cruiser.

On September 14, 2024, at approximately 5:40 p.m., the Nipissing West (Sudbury) Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) conducted a traffic stop with a vehicle, which failed to stop at a stop sign at Lavallee Road, in the City of Greater Sudbury.

The driver was arrested for impaired driving, then transported to the OPP detachment for further testing.

A search of the vehicle located a digital scale, and drugs suspected to be Methamphetamine.

As a result of the investigation, Chad THIBERT, 33 years-of-age, from Chelmsford, was charged with:

• Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)
• Operation while impaired – alcohol
• Traffick in schedule I substance – Methamphetamines
• Disobey stop sign – fail to stop
• Driving while under suspension

The accused was release and is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice on October 9, 2024, 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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