More Impaired Drivers Arrested

(CLARENCE-ROCKLAND & THE NATION, ON) – Members of the Russell County Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested three motorists for impaired driving related charges.

On Friday, December 12, at approximately 00:45 a.m., officers set-up at a RIDE check and stopped a vehicle. During the investigation an Approved Screening Device (ASD) was used, the driver failed the test and was brought back to detachment for further testing.

As a result of the investigation, 37-year-old, Joshua Lloyd-Hamilton, of Curran, Ontario, was charged under the Criminal Code (CC) with:

• Operation while impaired – alcohol CC
• Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)

The motorist received a 90-day driver’s licence suspension, and their vehicle was impounded for seven days.

The accused is scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in L’Orignal on Wednesday, January 14, 2026.

On Saturday, December 13, at 04:38 a.m., officers responded to a report of a two-car collision on County Road 17 in Clarence-Rockland. Upon arrival on scene officers requested that one of the drivers provide a breath sample into an Approved Screening Device (ASD). The driver refused to provide a sufficient breath sample.

As a result of the investigation, 34-year-old, Franck Juvenal, of Laval, Quebec was charged under the Criminal Code (CC) with:

• Failure of refusal to comply with demand

The motorist received a 90-day driver’s licence suspension, and their vehicle was impounded for seven days.

The accused is scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in L’Orignal on Wednesday, January 28, 2026.

On Monday, December 15, at approximately 04:04 a.m., officers responded to reports of a vehicle in the snowbank on east bound Highway 417.

Officers attended the scene and during the investigation an Approved Screening Device (ASD) was used, the driver failed the test and was brought back to detachment for further testing. The driver refused to comply during further testing. 

As a result of the investigation, 26-year-old, Cedrik Pierre-Louis, of Gloucester, Ontario was charged under the Criminal Code (CC) with:

• Operation while impaired – alcohol CC
• Failure of refusal to comply with demand

The motorist received a 90-day driver’s licence suspension, and their vehicle was impounded for seven days.

The accused is scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in L’Orignal on Wednesday, January 14, 2026.

The Ontario Provincial Police would like to remind motorists, that if found guilty, the penalties for failing or refusing to provide a sufficient sample of breath are the same as impaired driving. 

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