Kenneth CLARK – Drunk Driving

(CALLANDER, ON) – Twelve drivers have been charged with impaired driving offences by the North Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in the month of July 2025.

One of those individuals was arrested after a patrol officer in Callander was alerted by the Automated Licence Plate Recognition (ALPR) system to a suspended driver.

On Saturday, July 26, 2025, at approximately 4:00 a.m., the North Bay OPP was conducting patrol on Highway 94 in Callander when the ALPR system notified the officer of a suspended driver. A traffic stop was conducted, and the driver was arrested for driving while disqualified. Officers determined the individual had been consuming alcohol and transported them to the North Bay OPP detachment for further testing.

As a result of the investigation, Kenneth CLARK, 63 years-of-age from Corbeil, has been charged with:

·        Operation while impaired – alcohol

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

·        Operation while prohibited under the criminal code

·        Operate a motor vehicle without insurance

·        Fail to surrender permit for motor vehicle

The accused was released from custody and is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in North Bay on Tuesday, August 19, 2025. Additionally, the individual received a 90-day Administrative Driver’s Licence Suspension (ADLS), and the vehicle was impounded for 45 days.

Whether you are impaired by alcohol or drugs, impaired is impaired. Driving under the influence of either is a criminal offence and poses a serious risk to public safety.

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