(TEMISKAMING SHORES, ON) – The Temiskaming Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) have arrested and charged two people with impaired driving.
On June 12, 2024, shortly after 10:00 p.m., members of the Temiskaming OPP stopped a motor vehicle for a Highway Traffic Act violation on Mowat Landing Road in the City of Temiskaming Shores. Through investigation, police determined that the driver had been consuming alcoholic beverages. The driver was arrested and transported to the Temiskaming Detachment for further testing.
As a result of the investigation, Jeffrey SWEET, 47 years-of-age of New Liskeard, was charged with:
- Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)
- Operation while impaired – alcohol
- Possession of a Schedule I Substance – Methamphetamine
- Possession of a Schedule I Substance – Methamphetamine
On June 13, 2024, shortly after 8:30 p.m., members of the Temiskaming OPP responded to a traffic complaint of a possible impaired driver on Armstrong Street North in the City of Temiskaming Shores. Police located the vehicle and through investigation determined that the driver had been consuming alcoholic beverages. The driver was arrested and transported to the Temiskaming Detachment for further testing.
As a result of the investigation, Sean MCNAMARA, 44 years-of-age of Kirkland Lake, was charged with:
- Operation while impaired – alcohol
- Operation while impaired – blood alcohol concentration (80 plus)
The accused persons were released and are scheduled to appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in July 2024. They were both issued a 90-day Administrative Driver’s Licence Suspension (ADLS), and their motor vehicles were impounded.
The OPP remains committed to ensuring our roads are safe from drug-impaired and alcohol-impaired drivers. We urge everyone to make responsible choices when it comes to driving, and to report any suspected impaired driving by calling 911.
