(SUDBURY, ON) – A driver was charged with impaired driving after police conducted a traffic stop for speeding.
On May 4, 2024, shortly before 12:00 a.m., members from the Nipissing West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting traffic enforcement on Highway 17, in the City of Greater Sudbury.
A vehicle was stopped for traveling over 125 kilometres an hour (km/h) in a posted 90 km/h zone. The driver was arrested for impaired driving, then transported to the Sudbury OPP detachment for further testing.
As a result of the investigation, Jordan ASSINEWE, 33 years-of-age, from Sudbury, was charged with:
- Operation while impaired – alcohol and drugs
- Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)
- Speeding 1 – 49 km/h over posted limit
- Driver fail to surrender licence
The accused was release and is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice on June 5, 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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