(ESPANOLA, ON)- On May 20, 2016, at 10:10 p.m., members of the Espanola Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) initiated a traffic stop on Lee Valley Road in the township of Sables-Spanish Rivers.
During the traffic stop, it was determined that the driver had consumed alcohol. As a result of the investigation, Melissa ANDERSON, 40 years of age, from Massey, was arrested and charged with the following:
1. Driving with more than 80 milligrams of alcohol in blood, contrary to section 253(1)(b) of the Criminal Code
The accused driver’s licence has been suspended for 90 days and the vehicle she was operating was impounded for seven (7) days.
The accused will appear before the Ontario Court of Justice in Espanola, on July 12, 2016, to answer to her charge.
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.
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