(SUDBURY, ON) – The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) arrested and charged a driver after conducting a traffic stop with a vehicle driving erratically.
On Thursday October 2, 2025, at approximately 5:15 p.m., members from the Nipissing West (Sudbury) Detachment of the OPP conducted a traffic stop with a vehicle on Municipal Road 55, Sudbury.
The driver was arrested for being impaired, then transported to the OPP detachment for further testing.
As a result of the investigation, John PORTER, 54 years-of-age, from Lively, was charged with operation while impaired – alcohol and operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus).
The accused was released and is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice on Wednesday November 5, 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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