Joleen WESLEY – Drunk Driving

(COCHRANE, ON) – A RIDE program yielded a charge for impaired driving in Cochrane.

On August 18, 2024, at approximately 11:30 p.m., the James Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) stopped a vehicle on Highway 579 in Cochrane as part of a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) Program.

During the interaction, police determined that the driver had been consuming an alcoholic beverage. The driver was arrested and transported to the Kapuskasing detachment for further testing.

As a result of the investigation, Joleen WESLEY, 32 years of age of Cochrane, was charged with:

·        Operation while impaired – alcohol

·        Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)

The accused was released from custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice on October 8, 2024, in Cochrane. The accused was also issued a 90-day Administrative Drivers Licence Suspension (ADLS), and the vehicle was impounded for 7 days.

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