(NORTHEASTERN MANITOULIN AND THE ISLANDS, ON) – One person has been arrested and charged during a Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (R.I.D.E.) program.
On March 10, 2024, shortly after 12:00 a.m., the Manitoulin Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were conducting a R.I.D.E. program on Highway 6 near Townline Road.
A vehicle was stopped as police were able to determine that the driver had consumed alcoholic beverages. The driver was subsequently arrested and transported to the OPP detachment for further testing.
As a result of the investigation, Tina POWELL, 49-years-old, from Manitowaning was charged with operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus).
The accused is scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Gore Bay on April 16, 2024.
The driver was issued a 90-day Administrative Driver’s Licence Suspension, and the vehicle was impounded for seven days.
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