(LAURENTIAN VALLEY TWP, ON) – A local driver with a suspended license is facing several charges after an off-duty member of the Upper Ottawa Valley (UOV) Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) reported the individual driving on April 13, 2024. On-duty UOV OPP officers conducted a traffic stop of a vehicle in Laurentian Valley Township (LVTP). The driver was charged with violations under the Highway Traffic Act (HTA), Criminal Code (CC) and Compulsory Automobile Insurance Act (CAIA).
As a result of this incident Nicholas COLBEAR, age 22 of Petawawa, was arrested and charged with the following CC, HTA and CAIA offences:
- Failure to comply with undertaking
- Driving while under suspension
- Operate a motor vehicle without insurance
The accused was released and is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice and Provincial Offences Court in May 2024.
