WALLICK Was Arrested

(ATIKOKAN, ON) – A single vehicle rollover collision resulted in criminal charges for an impaired driver.  

On December 11, 2024, at approximately 11:00 am, the Atikokan Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) responded to a single vehicle roll-over collision on Highway 11 approximately 10 km east of Atikokan.  

Investigation determined that alcohol was a factor in the collision and an approved screening device test was administered. The driver failed the test and was arrested and transported to the Atikokan Detachment where additional breath testing was completed by way of demand.     

Michael WALLICK, 47-years-old, from Thunder Bay is charged criminally with one count of impaired operation alcohol or drug and one count of impaired operation blood alcohol concentration 80 milligrams and over.

The accused had his driver’s licence suspended for 90 days and the vehicle was impounded for seven days. The accused is scheduled to appear in the Atikokan Ontario Court of Justice on January 30, 2025, to answer to the charges.

This year’s Festive RIDE Campaign runs from November 21, 2024 to January 1, 2025. Citizens are reminded to do their part during the campaign by never driving after consuming alcohol or taking drugs, and never letting anyone else drive if you know or suspect that they have consumed either.  

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