(SUDBURY, ON) – A driver was charged with impaired driving after police responded to a single motor vehicle collision.
On February 24, shortly after 4:00 p.m., members from the Nipissing West Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a motor vehicle collision on Highway 17, in the City of Greater Sudbury.
The vehicle had collided with the guiderails on the shoulder of the highway, there were no injuries to the driver.
While speaking to the driver, it was determined that the driver had been consuming alcohol. The driver was arrested for impaired driving, then transported to the Sudbury OPP detachment for further testing.
As a result of the investigation, Tahnee McGREGOR, 27 years-of-age, from Birch Island, was charged with:
- Operation while impaired – alcohol and drugs
- Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)
The accused was release and is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice on March 13, 2024, in Sudbury.
The driver was issued a 90-day Administrative Driver’s Licence Suspension and the vehicle was impounded for seven days.
The OPP would like to remind the public that if you see a possible impaired driver on our roadways, waterways, or trails, please “Make the Call,” and dial 9-1-1 as impaired driving never ends well, please plan a way to get home safely.