(WHITEWATER REGION TWP, ON) – A local motorist is facing Criminal Code (CC) charges after a single-vehicle collision in the Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Detachment area.
On January 25, 2025, at approximately 4:00 a.m., the UOV OPP responded to a single-vehicle collision after a vehicle entered the ditch on Rapid Road in Whitewater Region Township. The driver, who was the lone occupant of the vehicle, was not injured. The driver was arrested and transported to the detachment for testing.
As a result of this incident 45-year-old John Adam NELSON of Laurentian Hills has been charged with the following CC offences:
- Operation while impaired – alcohol
- Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration 80mg plus
The accused had their driver’s licence suspended for 90 days and their vehicle was towed and impounded for seven days. The accused was released and is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Pembroke on February 24, 2025.
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