(SUDBURY, ON)- On November 14, 2015, at approximately 2:10 a.m., members of the Espanola Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) were advised of a traffic complaint regarding a vehicle being operated erratically eastbound on Highway 17, near the town of Walford. Officers patrolled the area and observed the suspect pickup truck travelling eastbound on Highway 17, just west of the town of Massey. Police initiated a traffic stop and determined that the driver had consumed alcohol.
As a result of the investigation, Donald Jacobs, 57 years of age, from Serpent River First Nation, was arrested and charged with the following:
1. Adult – Care or control while impaired, contrary to the Criminal Code
2. Adult – Fail or refuse to provide sample, contrary to the Criminal Code
3. Adult – Driving while under suspension, contrary to the Highway Traffic Act
JACOBS’ driver’s licence has been suspended for 90 days and the vehicle he was operating was impounded for seven (7) days
The accused will appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Espanola, on December 1, 2015 to answer to his charges.
The OPP is reminding motorists that there is no safe amount of alcohol or drug consumption when driving. Anyone who suspects a driver is driving while impaired is urged to call police by dialing 9-1-1 immediately.