(TEMISKAMING SHORES, ON) – The Temiskaming Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged one person with impaired driving.
On April 27, 2024, shortly after 9:30 a.m., members of the Temiskaming OPP stopped a motor vehicle for a Highway Traffic Act violation on Highway 11 in the City of Temiskaming Shores. Through investigation, police determined that the driver had been consuming alcoholic beverages. The driver was arrested and transported to the Temiskaming Detachment for further testing.
As a result of the investigation, Darren LEUKERT, 45 years-of-age of New Liskeard was charged with:
- Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)
The accused was released and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice on May 28, 2024. The accused was also issued a 90-day Administrative Drivers Licence Suspension (ADLS), and the vehicle was impounded for seven days.