(TEMISKAMING SHORES, ON) – A Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) program in New Liskeard led to the arrest of an impaired driver.
On June 28, 2024, shortly after 10:45 p.m., members of the Temiskaming Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting a RIDE program on Lakeshore Road North in New Liskeard. A vehicle approached the checkpoint, and it was determined that the driver had consumed an intoxicating substance. The driver was arrested and transported to the Temiskaming Detachment for an evaluation by a Drug Recognition Expert (DRE).
As a result of the investigation, Nickolaus ROWE, 18 years-of-age of New Liskeard, was charged with:
- Operation while impaired – alcohol and drugs
- Drive vehicle or boat with cannabis readily available
- Have care or control of vehicle or boat with cannabis in open original packaging
The accused was released from custody and is scheduled to appear before the Haileybury Ontario Court of Justice on July 30, 2024. He was issued a 90-day Administrative Driver’s Licence Suspension (ADLS), and his motor vehicle was impounded for 7 days.
The OPP has highly trained DRE officers who are skilled in the detection and investigation of drug impaired drivers. Should you observe a suspected impaired driver, please dial 911 or contact the Ontario Provincial Police at 1-888-310-1122.
