(MARMORA, ON) – Officers from the Central Hastings Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have laid charges in an impaired driving investigation.
On Thursday July 31, 2025, at approximately 6:20 p.m., police received a report of a possible impaired driver near the intersection of Matthew Street and Forsyth Street in Marmora, along Highway 7.
The driver was located, arrested and transported to the Central Hastings OPP Detachment for testing.
Robert LEONARD, age 73 from Marmora, was charged with:
• Operation while impaired – alcohol
• Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)
The accused was released from custody and is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Belleville on August 21, 2025. Additionally, the accused’s driver’s licence was suspended for 90 days.
If you suspect that someone is driving or about to drive impaired, please call 9-1-1 and report it. You could save lives.
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